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mucifer

(23,574 posts)
Sun May 15, 2022, 08:38 AM May 2022

I noticed President Zelenskyy did not tweet any thanks to the repubs who visited him:

Check out his twitter feed:

https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa

For those who can't see it, he uses this twitter page only to get the resources his country needs. He tweets about positive conversations he has with various world leaders. Nothing about the visit from the repubs.

A few days ago he posted:


I thank
@SpeakerPelosi
and all friends of 🇺🇦 in 🇺🇸 House of Representatives for the quick approval of the law on additional financial support for our state initiated by @POTUS. We are looking forward to consideration of this important document for us by the Senate.

"All friends of Ukraine in USA House of Representatives" He knows over 100 repubs voted against it.

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I noticed President Zelenskyy did not tweet any thanks to the repubs who visited him: (Original Post) mucifer May 2022 OP
They probably asked for dirt on Biden /nt bucolic_frolic May 2022 #1
nah, they were too busy passing on Putin's demands, for him kwijybo May 2022 #18
He knows that one of them is stopping additional 40 billion . .. Lovie777 May 2022 #2
Yep. FM123 May 2022 #3
Well he kinda did. But, he's only going so far. He has to do it to get what his people need mucifer May 2022 #12
He looked very unhappy to be in their presence. madaboutharry May 2022 #4
i dont think he owns a poker face. mopinko May 2022 #5
Knowing Moscow Mitch KS Toronado May 2022 #6
Exactly, McConnell doesn't travel that far for just a photo op. Irish_Dem May 2022 #8
"I would like you to do us a favor, though." Ocelot II May 2022 #13
He knows Republicans are Putin puppets! Emile May 2022 #7
Yup. 2naSalit May 2022 #11
He also knows how Ukraine was treated by KPN May 2022 #9
Why should he? Zambero May 2022 #10
Of course he knows who voted against it and who's payroll those 100 are on. paleotn May 2022 #14
Their comeuppance is coming. Joinfortmill May 2022 #15
He's probably waiting to see sir pball May 2022 #16
He knows they're there on behalf of Putin Johnny2X2X May 2022 #17
He had no reason to thank them. nt Samrob May 2022 #19
Zelensky saw them as fascist long before we did. nt Hotler May 2022 #20
I hope he showed them the "gap" in UA's defense. usonian May 2022 #21
That have ZERO shame... LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 #22
Zelensky's expression says it all... LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 #23
No medal for Mitch? GoCubsGo May 2022 #28
he was disgusted Skittles May 2022 #24
My TV says you were recalled. rzemanfl May 2022 #25
I'LL MAKE A COMEBACK Skittles May 2022 #26
I knew you would. n/t rzemanfl May 2022 #27

Lovie777

(12,342 posts)
2. He knows that one of them is stopping additional 40 billion . ..
Sun May 15, 2022, 08:52 AM
May 2022

Because this person doesn't believe in helping anyone outside of precious USA or matter of fact inside the USA, with certain exceptions and apparently Ukraine is not that exception.

FM123

(10,054 posts)
3. Yep.
Sun May 15, 2022, 09:00 AM
May 2022

He is very social media savvy, he knows exactly what he's doing. He is not going to let those repukes use him as a prop in a photo op...

madaboutharry

(40,227 posts)
4. He looked very unhappy to be in their presence.
Sun May 15, 2022, 09:07 AM
May 2022

Zelenskyy doesn't have much of a poker face. I don't think he has any respect for these republicans.

KS Toronado

(17,353 posts)
6. Knowing Moscow Mitch
Sun May 15, 2022, 09:10 AM
May 2022

he suggested or hinted at something Zelensky could do for reQublicOns and if he did reQublicOns
might return the favor. Just a typical Quid pro quo.

Irish_Dem

(47,482 posts)
8. Exactly, McConnell doesn't travel that far for just a photo op.
Sun May 15, 2022, 09:14 AM
May 2022

Turtle wants something from Zelensky.

KPN

(15,662 posts)
9. He also knows how Ukraine was treated by
Sun May 15, 2022, 09:19 AM
May 2022

the former Republican administration, how the Senate Republicans supported tffg’s attempted blackmail of Ukraine, and that Putin has attacked his country and killed thousands of his countrymen in part because he was emboldened and somewhat enabled by the crippling division the R’s and TFFG created in our country.

Moscow Mitch, Concerned Susie, and the few other idiots traveled for a photo op and video coverage that made them look foolish and out of place. That is all that Zellenskyy would give them. He wasn’t going to burn any bridges but he also didn’t praise them.

Zambero

(8,974 posts)
10. Why should he?
Sun May 15, 2022, 09:32 AM
May 2022

They all gave TFG an impeachment pass after his attempted extortion and the delay of defensive weapons. Zelinsky is no fool, recognizing a contrived photo op when he sees one.

sir pball

(4,761 posts)
16. He's probably waiting to see
Sun May 15, 2022, 10:03 AM
May 2022

If the Russians strike at the spot where they were meeting - the consensus over on imgur is that the R̶u̶s̶s̶i̶a̶n̶ ̶a̶s̶s̶e̶t̶s̶ GOP visitors could well have had their phones on to ping the location to Pootie (may his death be agonizing and not too swift).

Of course, he's not stupid enough to ever meet then in any location he'd remain at, but it could shake out very interestingly if a bomb or shell lands in that courtyard...

usonian

(9,909 posts)
21. I hope he showed them the "gap" in UA's defense.
Sun May 15, 2022, 10:42 AM
May 2022

Otherwise known as ambush. Blab away, Mitch, to your Russian handlers.

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