Zelensky Agrees: Trump Threw Ukraine Under the Bus

I examine Volodymyr Zelensky’s London visit, where he pressed for faster anti-drone missile deliveries while warning that Ukraine may be losing a strong American partner. The immediate strategic problem is stark: after Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire, Russia continued strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. I assess what that gap between declared restraint and Russian behavior says about leverage, deterrence, and the pressure being placed on Kyiv rather than Moscow.

I also sort through reports of restricted Starlink access, disrupted ballistic-missile warnings, U.S.-Russia diesel negotiations, and Ukraine’s dependence on U.S...