Political critic Scott Jennings harshly criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a heated debate on” Laura Coates Live” on CNN, arguing that his approach to American connections was unnecessary. According to Jennings, Zelenskyy’s behavior and attitude made it difficult to keep National help.
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” I keep hearing about apologies,” Coates said as Coates started the discussion.” And perhaps it sounds great in theory, but the idea is: Does President Trump really need an apology from President Zelenskyy to either, A, advance in his negotiations or, honestly, see how the United States may handle them?”
Jennings said,” I don’t know if he needs an apology.” Zelenskyy must acknowledge his place, Zelenskyy says.
Jennings correctly described the United States as Ukraine’s greatest donor and the nation’s best chance to end the fight and rebuild. We are their benefactor, they say. We are their best chance to put an end to the shooting and for them to leave this strong and prosperous society. And as a business lover, they have the best chance, he added.
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Jennings claims that Zelenskyy’s actions during a critical meeting with American officials were unnecessary bold. Zelenskyy simply needed to connect up, arrive, smile, thank, sign the papers, and eat lunch. That is it. And he couldn’t do that, Jennings said, citing what he called the Ukrainian party’s inability to uphold political standards. This followed ten days of hard in-person behavior and a day of terrible in-person behavior.
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Jennings expanded on his wider level while Coates criticized Jennings for his critique of Zelenskyy’s wardrobe and called it a “ridiculous notion.” He said,” This did not have to go this way,” underscoring that Zelenskyy’s strategy was making negotiations more difficult than necessary. We can assist them in this and come out fine on the other side, and he’s making it difficult, regardless of how you feel about why it started, why it’s going on, who’s right and who’s wrong, and why it’s going on.
The most unanticipated time was when Josh Rogin, the guide global security analyst for the Washington Post, agreed with Jennings ‘ evaluation. ” Laura, I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but I do believe with Scott,” I said. And Rogin acknowledged that everything he said was essentially true. ” I’m going to die on social media for admitting it, but remain it”
Rogin argued that Zelenskyy should have handled the situation differently if he had been manipulated into taking an antagonistic position. ” Zelenskyy took the bait, alright” And neither should he,” Rogin claimed. If, as ridiculous and horrifying as it is, decisions about life and death are now based on whether or not President Trump likes you, that’s where we are.
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He added that Zelenskyy had been given improve instructions to maintain the meeting’s focus and spirit. He was informed that he was entering. Simply pass the conference, Rogin said, and the United States will be back on solid footing.
On CNN with Laura Coates Live, Scott Jennings properly sums it up.
” I mean, Zelenskyy only had to weave up, arrive, smile, say” thank you,” sign the papers, and have breakfast now. That is it. And he was unable to accomplish that. photograph. twitter.com/LjZrQ6DfnL
— Thomas Hern (@ThomasMHern ) March 1, 2025
