The Man Who Sold Ukraine by MIKE WHITNEYVladimir Zelenski is the current president of Ukraine. He was elected with a landslide victory in 2019. for promising to ease tensions with Russia and resolve the crisis in the secluded republics in Eastern Ukraine.He didn't even try to keep his word on either of the questions. Instead, the internal crisis in Ukraine significantly exacerbated, while relentlessly provoking Russia. Zelensky had many opportunities to smooth out things with Moscow and prevent the outbreak of military action. Instead he constantly made things worse by blindly following Washington's directives.Most Americans do not realize that Zelenski’s rejection of Minsk was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Russian officials worked for 8 years on the Minsk agreements to come up with conditions acceptable to all sides. Then - at the eleventh hour - Zelenski rejected the deal lightly. Who told Zelenski to cancel the agreement? Washington?Sure.And why did Zelensky deploy 60,000 troops in the area just above the line of contact (in Eastern Ukraine), from where they can fire deadly missiles into the towns and villages of ethnic Russians living there? The clear message to the people was that invasion was imminent and that they should either flee their homes immediately or hide in their basements. What goal was Zelensky hoping to achieve by forcing these people to cling to their homes in fear for their lives? So what message did he intend to send to Moscow, whose leaders looked at this development with real horror?Did he know that his actions would trigger unrest in Russia, and force Putin to call in his army and prepare it for an eventual invasion to protect his people from what appeared to be a major ethnic cleansing operation?And he did it too.So, how do these actions align with Zelensky's pre-election promises to restore national unity and peacefully resolve Ukraine's conflicts with Russia?They were not consistent at all, they were polar opposite. In fact, Zelenski seems to be working on a completely different scenario. Take, for example, his complete unwillingness to deal with even Russia's basic security concerns. Did Zelensky know Putin's repeated statements that Ukraine's NATO membership is a "red line" for Russia? Did you know Putin has been repeating the same thing over and over since 2014? Did you know about Putin's warning that if Ukraine takes steps to join NATO, Russia would be forced to respond with "military-technical" measures to ensure its own security? Does Zelenski know that NATO is controlled by the Washington Alliance, which has participated in numerous acts of aggression against other sovereign countries. Here is a short list of NATO achievements:1. The destruction of Yugoslavia2. The destruction of Afghanistan3. The destruction of libya4. The destruction of Iraq5. The destruction of SyriaDoes Zelensky know that NATO is openly hostile to Russia and considers Russia a serious threat to its expansionist ambitions?Yes, he knows all these things. But nevertheless, he publicly expressed his interest in nuclear weapons development. What is this all about? Imagine what a problem this would be for Russia. Imagine if a US backed puppet like Zelensky had nukes in her hands. How do you think this might affect Russia's security? Do you think Putin could ignore such a development or still fulfill his duty to protect the Russian people?And why did Zelensky agree to allow shipment after delivery of lethal weapons to Ukraine if he sincerely seeks peace with Russia? Did he think Putin was too stupid to not see what was going on right under his nose? Did he think he was normalizing relations by expanding his arsenal, threatening his own people, and accomplishing whatever tasks Washington gave him?Or does he think Putin's demands for security guarantees are unreasonable? Is this it? Does he think - that if "that shoe is on the other foot" - the U.S. will allow Mexico to place military bases, artillery and missile bases on America's southern border? Is there a president in American history who wouldn't have done the same thing Putin did? Is there any president in American history that wouldn’t pre-empt these Mexican weapons and “vape” every living thing within a 20 mile radius?No, Putin's demands were completely reasonable, but Zelensky still rejected them. Why?Does Zelenski know that there is a Right Sector, neo-Nazis in the government, in the military and in the security services. Does he know that though they may not be large, they are a force to be reckoned with as they engage in hate persecution of ethnic Russians? Does he know that these far-right elements also participate in torch parades, imprint swastikas or SS tattoos on their arms, and worship Adolf Hitler's racist ideology? Does he realize that many of these nazi have been involved in criminal acts of brutality including the burning of 40 civilians at the Odessa union building in 2014? Does he think the CIA's secret programs to arming and training these right-wing militants is building trust, or does he think it's reminding Moscow of the catastrophic war in which 27 million Russians were killed by the German Wehrmacht?Don't you see how everything Zelensky created was done with the intention of provoking Russia?All the talk of joining NATO, as well as all the talk of creating nuclear weapons, the constant accumulation of deadly weapons, the movement of troops to the east, the refusal to implement the Minsk treaty and the rejection of the demands of Putin for security - all these things were deliberate provocations. But why? Why "annoy the bear", that is the question?Because Washington wants to lure Russia into war so that it can further demonize Putin, isolate Russia, launch an operation against the Russian army and impose harsh economic sanctions that will cause maximum damage to the Russian economy. This, in a nutshell, is Washington's strategy and Zelensky is helping Washington achieve its goals. He allows himself to be a tool of Washington. He sacrificed his own country to please United States interests.This all helps to highlight a point that is never seen by the media and never discussed by the cable news experts: Ukraine will lose the war and Zelensky knows this. He knows that the Ukrainian armed forces cannot compare themselves to the Russian army. She's like a giant that smashes a fly. Ukraine is the fly. The public needs to hear this but won’t. Instead she listens to the chattering of the heroic Ukrainians fighting the Russian invader. But this is bullshit, dangerous bullshit that encourages people to sacrifice their lives for a lost cause. The result of this conflict has never been in doubt: Ukraine will lose. That's for sure. And if you read between the lines, you'll see that Russia wins the war quite easily; they are crushing the Ukrainian army at every turn and will continue to stomp until Ukraine surrenders.***Check out this short interview with Colonel Douglas McGregor about Tucker Carlson and find out what's really going down (Colonel Douglas MacGregor with Tucker Carlson Rumble):What we can learn from this short interview:1. Russia will prevail and Ukraine will lose;2. Ukraine will be divided. Putin will create the buffer he needs to ensure his country's security;3. Whoever rules the western part of Ukraine will have to declare their "neutrality" (in writing) and reject any offers for NATO membership. If they break that pledge, they will be removed by force.But here's the big deal: all of the key players in this fiasco knew from the outset that Ukraine had no chance of defeating the Russian army. This was a premeditated exit. So - what we want to know - is why didn't Zelenski take steps to avoid tragedy before it happened?The answer to this question helps to understand "who Zelenski really is".Ask yourself: Why didn't Zelensky negotiate with Putin when he had this opportunity? Why didn't he pull out his 60,000 soldiers from the east? Why didn't he stop the gun supply from Washington? Why didn't he fulfill the Minsk Agreement? Why didn't you reject NATO's offer for membership?So, why was he so eager to do things he knew would enrage Moscow and increase the likelihood of war?These questions are not hard to answer.Zelenski has been acting according to Washington's orders from the beginning. This is what we know. He's also fulfilling Washington's agenda, not his and certainly not Ukraine's. We know that too. But that doesn't exempt him from accountability. He is an adult after all able to tell right from wrong. He knows what he's doing, and he knows it's wrong; and worse than wrong, it's unforgivable. He sends people to die in a war he knows they can’t win; he inflicts immeasurable suffering and wounds on his own people for absolutely no reason; and – worst of all – he cleared the way for the collapse of Ukraine itself, the country that is being he has taken an oath to protect. This country will be broken to pieces as part of the final deal with Russia and Zelensky will share much of the blame.How does such a person live with himself?