After a shameful, staged White House spectacle designed to belittle President Zelenskyy, President Trump told Zelenskyy to leave and come back when he was ready for peace. Zelenskyy has been ready for peace since Feb. 25, 2022, the day after Putin invaded Ukraine and destroyed their peace. But, unlike Trump, Ukrainians believe in the New Hampshire motto “Live free or die.” Trump believes in the motto “they were suckers and losers.” Viewing a WWII cemetery in Normandy, he said, “I don’t get it. What was in it for them?”

Don’t be hard on him, as a sociopath incapable of normal human emotions he really doesn’t get it. Ukrainians want peace more than anybody, but they know they can’t have it if some half-baked “peace plan” or temporary cease fire just lets Putin rest and start again. Putin is desperate for a ceasefire right now because his army has been decimated by a military he thought he could bowl over in three days. Well now, three years later, Ukraine’s military is one of the most formidable in the world, and the great Russian army is reduced to using donkeys and motorized scooters to launch their daily attacks. Thanks to Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine, it will be a very long time before Russia can attack any other neighbors or the United States. Instead of belittling Zelenskyy, Trump should be thanking him profusely and asking what he needs to finish the job. We all should be thanking him.

Marie Gervacio

Concord