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[–] commander@lemmings.world 17 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Damn. That video is hard to watch. It's clear Zelensky is at a grave disadvantage because American English is not his first language.

It would be way easier for him to reason with these people and get his message out if he could just talk like a normal American.

He's not able to explain what's actually a very simple and clear concept: the US gave Ukraine security guarantees that it did not fulfill. Then he gets steamrolled by people who can speak English better than him and all he can do is sit back and watch.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 31 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Incorrect. Zelensky could speak perfect English and it would change nothing. There is no reasoning with these people.

It's certainly more unfair to him as it is, but the game was rigged from the start.

[–] commander@lemmings.world 1 points 10 hours ago

I'm referring to reasoning with the audience, not trump or his stooges.

[–] notsoshaihulud@lemmy.world 17 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

This is not true. Zelenskyy made himself very clear: It is absolutely justified to question the value of diplomacy (2014 to 2022, covering 3 presidents) if it leads to more violence and annexation.

Trump's first language is english yet he's the one who could not articulate a single thing to guarantee lasting peace adhered to by putin. Instead he talked about the investigation of his russian ties as something that traumatized both him and putin. The guy is so demented at this point, he's really letting the truth slip out.