Zelensky Finally Defied Trump—Then We Learned Why

Podcast: Daily Updates on Russian Invasion of Ukraine · Professor Gerdes

Opublikowano: 2026-10-18

I examine why Volodymyr Zelensky publicly broke with President Trump after the Wall Street Journal reported that Kyiv received no usual U.S. ballistic-missile warning during a Russian strike. I also discuss the reported Starshield disruption, six ballistic missiles striking Kyiv, and Zelensky’s claim that Russia hit Ukrainian energy, oil, and gas facilities 76 times after an announced energy ceasefire. My central argument is strategic: pressure meant to produce peace must fall on Moscow, not on the state resisting invasion. I then assess the administration’s indefinite Russia sanctions waiver, the proposed Russian dies...