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Zelenskyy Hits Out Leaders Who ‘Flirt’ With Vladimir Putin In Angry Dig

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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy just slammed the world leaders who “flirt” with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

It comes amid speculation a second Trump administration would be less sympathetic to Ukraine’s cause than the White House currently is.

Republican nominee and former US president Trump has only said that he wants the war in Ukraine to end, not who he wants to win.

Pundits believe Trump could even end up pushing Ukraine to cede land to Putin just in an effort to end the violent conflict.

Still, in a weekend interview with the New Yorker, Zelenskyy did not name which politicians he was talking about when he expressed concerns about Putin’s relationships with international counterparts.

Zelenskyy said: “A lot of world leaders want to have some sort of dealings with Putin, to reach agreements, to conduct some business with him.

“I look at such leaders and realise that they are very interested in playing this game—and for them, unfortunately, it really is a game.

“But what makes a real leader? A leader is someone whom Putin needs for something, not a person who needs Putin.

“Flirting with him is not a sign of strength.”

While the war in Ukraine has left Putin pretty isolated on the world stage – particularly when it comes to former allies in the West – he still has a handful of supporters, like China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi.

However, if Trump were to be re-elected and reduce US support for Ukraine, there’s little doubt that would shift the war into Russia’s favour.

When questioned about Trump’s plans to “stop” the Ukraine war, Zelenskyy said: “My feeling is that Trump doesn’t really know how to stop the war even if he might think he knows how.

“With this war, oftentimes, the deeper you look at it the less you understand.

“I’ve seen many leaders who were convinced they knew how to end it tomorrow, and as they waded deeper into it, they realised it’s not that simple.”

He also said he believes Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, is “too radical” and has a plan to “give up our territories” as part of a Ukrainian sacrifice.

Zelenskyy declared it to be an “awful idea” and said while there was “no way this could ever happen”, Vance was still sending “dangerous signals”.

He added: “Whichever president or vice-president raises this prospect—that ending the war hinges on cementing the status quo, with Ukraine simply giving up its land—should be held responsible for potentially starting a global war.

“Because such a person would be implying that this kind of behaviour is acceptable.”

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Gwen Walz Uses Her ‘Teacher Voice’ For Spectacular JD Vance Takedown

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Gwen Walz, wife of Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, lambasted the Republican running mate, JD Vance, at a rally Friday in Manassas, Virginia.

And to make sure the crowd knew she was serious, she did it in her “teacher glasses.”

The moment happened while Walz, the Minnesota governor and Kamala Harris’ running mate, was talking about a recently resurfaced comment by Vance criticising Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers union, for trying to “brainwash” children while not having “a single child” of her own (she is a stepmother to two kids).

Considering the Walzes struggled with fertility issues before having two children, she didn’t take too kindly to the Ohio senator’s hint that people who haven’t given birth to children shouldn’t be teachers.

And she let him have it.

“JD Vance said he was ‘really disturbed’ by teachers who don’t have biological children,” Gwen Walz said before mentioning her own personal story.

“For a long time, Tim and I were teachers who struggled with infertility. We were only able to start a family because of fertility treatments. We do not take kindly to folks like JD Vance telling us when or how to start our families,” she emphasised.

She then paused to put on a pair of glasses.

“So let me use my teacher voice. Mr. Vance, how about you mind your own business?”

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.@GwenWalz: JD Vance said he was ‘really disturbed’ by teachers who don’t have biological children. For a long time, Tim and I were teachers who struggled with infertility. We were only able to start a family because of fertility treatments. We do not take kindly to folks like JD… pic.twitter.com/XrrepJRAOX

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.@GwenWalz: JD Vance said he was ‘really disturbed’ by teachers who don’t have biological children. For a long time, Tim and I were teachers who struggled with infertility. We were only able to start a family because of fertility treatments. We do not take kindly to folks like JD… pic.twitter.com/XrrepJRAOX

— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) August 30, 2024

Many people were impressed by Walz’s takedown and the teacher glasses she put on before delivering it.

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English teacher here. So when she put on her glasses, I knew what she was about to do: read him succinctly and pointedly! 😏😂 #HarrisWalz2024

— LaChingonaProfesora, PhD🪷 (@beaumerrickstan) August 30, 2024

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English teacher here. So when she put on her glasses, I knew what she was about to do: read him succinctly and pointedly! 😏😂 #HarrisWalz2024

— LaChingonaProfesora, PhD🪷 (@beaumerrickstan) August 30, 2024