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blue-wave

(5,174 posts)
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:02 PM 21 hrs ago

Zelensky outmaneuvers Trump in the Gulf with drone defence deals



Zelensky's deals with Gulf states over drone defence equipment will come at Trump's expense and might have unlocked new funding for Kyiv's defence, says John Foreman former ambassador to Moscow and Kyiv.
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Zelensky outmaneuvers Trump in the Gulf with drone defence deals (Original Post) blue-wave 21 hrs ago OP
Hopefully it hurts Trump and Putin. Screw Jared and Witkoff's plans. Hopefully no GAZA development either. ChicagoTeamster 20 hrs ago #1
I concur blue-wave 20 hrs ago #2
Wow.. some good news... Hope this Cha 20 hrs ago #3
Ukraine made... 2naSalit 20 hrs ago #4
Absolutely Brilliant! Easy to like and Cha 18 hrs ago #5
So in response Witless and Cushy are going to Ukraine? flamingdem 18 hrs ago #6
Zelensky should set-up a blue-wave 12 hrs ago #8
Plus he found a way to pay back Iran for supplying drones to Russia CanonRay 17 hrs ago #7

ChicagoTeamster

(984 posts)
1. Hopefully it hurts Trump and Putin. Screw Jared and Witkoff's plans. Hopefully no GAZA development either.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:13 PM
20 hrs ago

Israel will be too busy rebuilding Haifa, Tel Aviv, etc. The UN won't allow the Palestinians land to be converted to commercial luxury real estate. And no Moscow Trump Tower.

Cha

(319,178 posts)
3. Wow.. some good news... Hope this
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:58 PM
20 hrs ago

keeps going Forward in Zelensky's and Ukraine's Favor.

Mahalo, blue_wave. . ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

2naSalit

(102,902 posts)
4. Ukraine made...
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:10 PM
20 hrs ago

A very good choice in electing Zelenskyy. He is somewhere in genius territory, he's led the country through some horrible times yet brought them to a place of strength nonetheless.

Cha

(319,178 posts)
5. Absolutely Brilliant! Easy to like and
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:36 PM
18 hrs ago

Love, Unless you are a Nazi PEDO Fascist, and a Russian Sadistic Was Criminal, that want to Destroy the World.

☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

flamingdem

(40,905 posts)
6. So in response Witless and Cushy are going to Ukraine?
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 06:04 PM
18 hrs ago

I hope Zelensky is not going to meet with them. Feels like a trump trap.

blue-wave

(5,174 posts)
8. Zelensky should set-up a
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 11:41 PM
12 hrs ago

meeting as was done to him in the oval office. Then show them the door in no uncertain terms. Broadcast all over the world, of course.

CanonRay

(16,180 posts)
7. Plus he found a way to pay back Iran for supplying drones to Russia
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 06:38 PM
17 hrs ago

Brilliant. Can he be our next President? Pretty please?

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