European Leaders Told They Will Wait in the Hall While Trump Speaks to Zelensky
Donald Trump has once again exposed the hollow shell of utterly powerless European diplomacy.
The American president flatly rejected the idea of a joint session with European leaders, insisting instead on a solo meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky before anyone else enters the room.
The optics are brutal: Europe’s “leaders” fly across the Atlantic only to sit like schoolchildren outside the Oval Office, waiting for permission to enter. This is not partnership — it is humiliation dressed up as diplomacy; and I LOVE it!
Zelensky, visibly reluctant but cornered, will sit down with Trump alone.
Reports confirm that the Europeans will only be allowed in after Trump has dictated terms to Kyiv.
The choreography makes clear who holds power and who is just filling empty chairs for the cameras. The United States is 72% of NATO and it is long overdue we start acting that way.
For Zelensky, this is a nightmare—without his EU babysitters shielding him, he faces Trump directly, forced to negotiate with the man he cannot control, without the safety net of European platitudes and hollow “unity” talk.
The Europeans, meanwhile, look pathetic. Once again, they sacrifice national dignity to chase scraps of influence in Washington. Their leaders appear less like independent statesmen and more like nervous lobbyists hoping for a nod of approval. For decades, they preached about “shared values” and “equal partnership,” but the reality is plain: America calls the shots, and Europe obeys.
This meeting is a masterclass in power imbalance. Trump’s maneuver humiliates Europe and exposes Zelensky as weak and dependent.
Washington dictates, Kyiv obeys, and Europe applauds like fools.
Nothing changes—except the mask of “unity” has slipped.
This is not diplomacy; it is subjugation on full display. AS it should be.
Donald Trump has once again exposed the hollow shell of utterly powerless European diplomacy.
The American president flatly rejected the idea of a joint session with European leaders, insisting instead on a solo meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky before anyone else enters the room.
The optics are brutal: Europe’s “leaders” fly across the Atlantic only to sit like schoolchildren outside the Oval Office, waiting for permission to enter. This is not partnership — it is humiliation dressed up as diplomacy; and I LOVE it!
Zelensky, visibly reluctant but cornered, will sit down with Trump alone.
Reports confirm that the Europeans will only be allowed in after Trump has dictated terms to Kyiv.
The choreography makes clear who holds power and who is just filling empty chairs for the cameras. The United States is 72% of NATO and it is long overdue we start acting that way.
For Zelensky, this is a nightmare—without his EU babysitters shielding him, he faces Trump directly, forced to negotiate with the man he cannot control, without the safety net of European platitudes and hollow “unity” talk.
The Europeans, meanwhile, look pathetic. Once again, they sacrifice national dignity to chase scraps of influence in Washington. Their leaders appear less like independent statesmen and more like nervous lobbyists hoping for a nod of approval. For decades, they preached about “shared values” and “equal partnership,” but the reality is plain: America calls the shots, and Europe obeys.
This meeting is a masterclass in power imbalance. Trump’s maneuver humiliates Europe and exposes Zelensky as weak and dependent.
Washington dictates, Kyiv obeys, and Europe applauds like fools.
Nothing changes—except the mask of “unity” has slipped.
This is not diplomacy; it is subjugation on full display. AS it should be.
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