The additional frisson of irony is that Zelenskii was elected in a landslide, over the vociferous objections of the United States, as a moderate who would end the constant confrontation with Russia. (In fact, the US Ambassador more or less openly campaigned for his opponent, Poroshenko.) Of course, the Ambassador shortly thereafter summoned Zelenskii, and told his vassal what's what.
Students of history will also recall that Poroshenko himself was elected in 2014 as a relative moderate who would end the civil war without further bloodshed. Of course, immediately after entering office, he morphed into "Bloody Petya".
Ukraine is egged on by neocons.
The additional frisson of irony is that Zelenskii was elected in a landslide, over the vociferous objections of the United States, as a moderate who would end the constant confrontation with Russia. (In fact, the US Ambassador more or less openly campaigned for his opponent, Poroshenko.) Of course, the Ambassador shortly thereafter summoned Zelenskii, and told his vassal what's what.
Students of history will also recall that Poroshenko himself was elected in 2014 as a relative moderate who would end the civil war without further bloodshed. Of course, immediately after entering office, he morphed into "Bloody Petya".