Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting

Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by lukan on Friday February 28, 2025 @04:51PM (#43211886)

"Their refusal to do so is now coming back to haunt the world order."

I would think, the US going against the International Court of Justice, threatening allies over land and making deals with a official emperor is doing worse.

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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by philipov on Friday February 28, 2025 @04:53PM (#43211920)

I hadn't heard about anyone becoming officially an emperor recently. Who are you referring to?

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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by lukan on Friday February 28, 2025 @04:57PM (#43212000)

Putin obviously. And no, "formally" he is surely a elected president. Just one who talks about and compares himself to the great emperors of russian past a lot and acts pretty much the same.

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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by philipov on Friday February 28, 2025 @04:58PM (#43212015)

Okay, so when you said official, you meant unofficial. Got it. I'm with you completely on the rest of it.

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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by lukan on Friday February 28, 2025 @05:02PM (#43212090)

No, I meant de facto official. Putin is de facto a emperor, just not de jure. (but not need to further do pedantic semantics ..)

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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by justinclift on Friday February 28, 2025 @07:41PM (#43214105)

That's now how "official" works. ;)

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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by emmelaich on Friday February 28, 2025 @09:22PM (#43214952)

Keep up with times man. "de facto" now connotes "de jure" just as "literally" connotes metaphorically.

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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by justinclift on Saturday March 01, 2025 @05:25AM (#43217920)

Good luck with that. ;)

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