Ukraine Has Given Up On Trump's America

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After a painful year and a quarter of flattering and pleading with Trump to stay the right side of the Ukraine war, the president's obvious predisposition for Putin's Russia, and his constant insulting and erratic behaviour, has finally led to the inevitable. Ukraine has had enough. In the last few days, President Zelensky has been speaking plainly and critically about the Trump administration in ways he would not have dared to do before. In this, he joins Canada's Mark Carney and growing numbers of European leaders who will no longer filter all public discussion through the lens of one man in the White House. Let's discuss. Hat-tip to Professor Phillips Payson O’Brien, whose article in The Atlantic 'Ukraine Has Finally Given Up on Trump' inspired this video. Paywalled, but this gift link should work for a while. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/ukraine-trump-us-oil-russia/686854/?gift=zsWMMcRk7kbHS-LnXZaHYx8iluFRvLpSWJ-8-FWDpVs&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share Support Mallen's work on Patreon! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker [ please use the website, not Apple IOS Patreon app, as Apple takes a big slice of money from the latter ] Support Mallen via Paypal https://paypal.me/mallenbaker The ‘Faultlines’ channel by Mallen Baker covers news, current affairs, science and politics. A rational, reasoned and non-partisan approach to some of the difficult issues of our time, looking for how we can best survive and thrive in the modern world. Prefer it on podcast? Audio versions are available wherever you get your podcasts, or see https://the-mallen-baker-podcast.simplecast.com/ Quotes reported in this video should not be taken as an implication of their author’s endorsement or involvement in this video. OTHER REFERENCES The Bulwark — Ukraine's Second Miracle Year, April 20, 2026 https://www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraines-second-miracle-year-putin-trump-zelensky-war-drones-oil-exports-robots-ai Pravda USA — Zelensky has said Trump cannot serve as a security guarantor for Ukraine, April 20, 2026 https://usa.news-pravda.com/world/2026/04/20/750810.html The Bulwark — Trump Keeps Trying to Pressure Ukraine. Zelensky Doesn't Care., April 2026 https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-keeps-trying-to-pressure-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-oil-sanctions-attacks The Defense Post — Germany to Manufacture Thousands of Autonomous Strike Drones for Ukraine, April 15, 2026 https://thedefensepost.com/2026/04/15/germany-auterion-drones-ukraine/ Kyiv Independent — Ukraine sends experts to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE amid Iranian drone strikes, March 2026 https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-sends-drone-experts-to-qatar-saudi-arabia-uae/ Atlantic Council — Drone superpower Ukraine is an ideal tech partner for the Gulf states, April 6, 2026 https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/drone-superpower-ukraine-is-an-ideal-tech-partner-for-the-gulf-states/ Al Jazeera — Russia suffers 'record' soldier casualties as Ukraine ups drone production, April 10, 2026 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/10/ukraine-says-russia-suffers-record-losses-of-soldiers Small Wars Journal — Ukraine's Quiet Wins: Drones, Territory, and Russia's Losses, April 6, 2026 https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/04/06/ukraine-quiet-wins-drone-strikes-territorial-gains-russia-spring-offensive/ CNN — Robots don't bleed': Ukraine sends machines into the battlefield in place of human soldiers, April 20, 2026 https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/europe/robots-ukraine-battlefield-drones-intl-cmd Independent — Ukraine robot soldiers force Russian surrender in world first, April 2026 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-robot-soldiers-drone-army-zelensky-b2957813.html Kyiv Independent — US military aid to Ukraine dropped 99% in 2025, report finds, 2025 https://kyivindependent.com/us-military-aid-to-ukraine-dropped-99-in-2025-report-finds/ Defense News — Donbas for peace offer raises fears of more war, nuclear spread, March 27, 2026 https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/03/27/donbas-for-peace-offer-raises-fears-of-more-war-nuclear-spread/