JWayn596@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoZelensky asks to visit Israel in show of solidaritywww.axios.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down115
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minus-squareXariphon@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down16·9 months agoSolidarity with the oppressor is a strange stance to take.
minus-squareIchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down7·9 months agoHe’s doing it for his country, it’s realpolitik.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·9 months ago realpolitik My god. It seems no one understands the word. (“Political capital” is another one people miss.) Ukraine needs Western support and arms -> Israel gets Western support and arms -> you see where I’m going with this. Zelensky would be a fool to do anything differently. His personal opinions, nor ours, have no play here.
minus-squareChariotwheel@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·9 months agoYeah. realistically Isreal could offer Ukraine a lot more in help than Palestine. The sad reality, gotta kneel before the rich and kinda ignore what they do the poor if you want something. And Zelensky certainly wants some things.
Solidarity with the oppressor is a strange stance to take.
He’s doing it for his country, it’s realpolitik.
My god. It seems no one understands the word. (“Political capital” is another one people miss.)
Ukraine needs Western support and arms -> Israel gets Western support and arms -> you see where I’m going with this.
Zelensky would be a fool to do anything differently. His personal opinions, nor ours, have no play here.
Yeah. realistically Isreal could offer Ukraine a lot more in help than Palestine. The sad reality, gotta kneel before the rich and kinda ignore what they do the poor if you want something. And Zelensky certainly wants some things.