The situation in Ukraine is WILD.
According to unnamed US official via Axios, Trump blindsided Zelensky with this deal with Putin, after Zelensky ignored half a dozen requests to stop hitting Russian oil refineries.
Zelensky has been sabotaging global oil markets, which is damaging Trump’s optics in the midterms, Trump told Zelensky to stop, Zelensky ignored Trump, so Trump went over the top of Zelensky and made a deal with Putin for diesel, thus deterring Zelensky from attacking the refineries and hurting global oil prices.
Zelensky is pissed Trump made a deal with Putin, and apparently Zelensky is “eroding the good will he has built up with Trump over the last six months”.
Zelensky has gone rogue, and is using his military to damage Trump’s optics heading into the midterms, as part of the Deep State’s broader plot to remove Trump.
I’m not sure what this means for Zelensky and Ukraine, but they have pissed off Trump. Not a great position to be in.
