just_another_person@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 17 hours agoZelenskyy expects ‘strong steps’ from US if Russia rejects ceasefirewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down11
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minus-squareultranaut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·16 hours agoIt’s meant to apply pressure. Failing to provide a strong response would mean that Trump is weak. He is both stroking Trumps ego and subtly poking it at the same time.
minus-squareWatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·15 hours agoMm… good point. My rhetorical question aside, yes - it’s plain that what Zelenskyy’s actually doing is putting Trump on the spot. But I hadn’t put together that the specific phrasing of it also strokes Trump’s ego - that’s a nice touch
It’s meant to apply pressure. Failing to provide a strong response would mean that Trump is weak. He is both stroking Trumps ego and subtly poking it at the same time.
Mm… good point.
My rhetorical question aside, yes - it’s plain that what Zelenskyy’s actually doing is putting Trump on the spot.
But I hadn’t put together that the specific phrasing of it also strokes Trump’s ego - that’s a nice touch