Iuliia Mendel, former spokesperson for Zelenskyy, reveals that during the Istanbul talks, he approved giving away the Donbass to end the war. “They said that Zelenskyy personally agreed to give away Donbass. He was okay with that because that would mean the war is over,” she told Tucker Carlson. Now Zelenskyy stands before millions claiming […]
  • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
    93·
    4 months ago

    i would have used a metric ton of salt in the past; but now that he’s been slapped by the epstein oligarchy, he’s become slightly more trustworthy.

    and besides, this is coming from someone who was close to zelensky, not carlson himself.

      • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
        4·
        4 months ago

        i don’t doubt that you’re right; i just have a soft spot for him because i see myself in him somewhat.

        life decided to knock him down when fox news kicked him off the air and rebuilt himself with a slightly smarter understanding of the world because of it.

        like i did, but i wasn’t on fox news nor will i ever be a millionaire nor an heir to the swanson family fortune. lol

          • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
            2·
            4 months ago

            as that kind of story is usually engineered by these people (or their PR teams) precisely to make them look relatable in a certain way.

            that’s probably true and i guess i need to keep reminding myself that he’s a member of the ruling class and only changed his tune because he stepped out of line with his classes’ solidarity.