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A senior Ukrainian lawmaker who put Donald Trump forward for a Nobel Peace Prize has withdrawn his nomination.
Oleksandr Merezhko, the head of Ukraine’s parliamentary foreign committee, told Newsweek on Tuesday that he had “lost any sort of faith and belief” in Trump and his ability to secure a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
Merezhko said Trump had “virtually no reaction” to large-scale strikes on the Ukrainian capital in recent weeks, adding: “He has chosen the path of appeasement.”
I mean that’s a great assessment, nothing to add. I’m just not sure why it took him this long.
Read between the lines. He actually lost faith that sucking up to Trump will do anything at all.
Appealing to Trump’s vanity to get their way wasn’t a bad idea. We all know he’s narcissism incarnate.
Brilliant idea really.
Sometimes you can get what you want out of Trump by trying to appease him. In this case, his love of Putin is too strong for it to work, though.