Trump angrily condemned Zelenskyy’s strikes on Russian oil refineries as 'causing trouble for the entire world' and said, 'It’s time for Ukraine to get a new president.' How should we view this?

In fact, Russian netizens have long advised Ukrainian netizens: you may support Ukraine, you may support Israel—but you absolutely must not support both simultaneously. Their conflict isn’t merely moral; they’re existential rivals occupying mutually exclusive geopolitical niches. By contrast, Russia and Middle Eastern groups like Iran, the Houthis, and Hamas actually benefit each other. The Western world fully grasps that one must choose between Ukraine and Israel: Europe has chosen Ukraine—though it takes little concrete action, at least it voices opposition to Israel and refuses to intervene militarily on Israel’s behalf, just as Biden did in the past. Now that Trump has taken office, immediately jettisoning Ukraine to back Israel is the entirely rational course of action. Yet across Chinese-language internet platforms, legions of users who simultaneously champion both Ukraine and Israel are truly mind-boggling. Let’s use an analogy: You may support the Song Dynasty—but that doesn’t mean you must support both Yue Fei and Qin Hui. Even though both ostensibly served the same regime, supporting both reveals you aren’t truly devoted to the Song Dynasty; you don’t understand it at all—and you actively undermine it. Think about it: What kind of dystopian scene would it be if a Jurchen barbarian marched into the Southern Song capital shouting, 'I love the Great Song! I love its institutions! I love its culture! I love its great general Yue Fei and its grand councilor Qin Hui!'? Many Chinese-American 'little yellow men' operate precisely with this twisted logic—which explains why U.S. politicians keep building basketball courts and garbage dumps in Chinatowns, driving out the Chinese population until Black residents now outnumber Chinese ones. If someone who loves both Yue Fei and Qin Hui walked down the street, how many beatings would they get? Yue Fei’s faction would despise them as sycophants; Qin Hui’s faction would suspect them of mocking themselves. Don’t you find this tragic? Between Ukraine and Israel, Zelenskyy has consistently been the naïve one—continually extending aid to Israel, believing himself to be Israel’s close friend. Israel, by contrast, remains crystal clear-headed: In the UN resolution reclassifying Russia’s invasion as a 'Russia-Ukraine conflict,' Israel voted firmly in favor of Russia. Even China merely abstained—yet legions of Ukrainian supporters suffered mass meltdowns. In reality, Israel is the one thinking clearly: Netanyahu truly deserves the title 'Churchill of the Middle East,' having once again roped America into fighting a distant war on its behalf. So what exactly is the conflict between Israel and Ukraine?

Zelenskyy has gone all-in.

What’s most absurd is Europe’s stance. According to reports, European leaders are urging Zelenskyy to rein himself in and stop publicly criticizing Trump. One European official’s exact words: 'Maybe it’s true—but that doesn’t mean you have to say it aloud.' Translated: 'Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy—you’re absolutely right, but please just shut up.' What is Europe afraid of? It fears utterly provoking Trump. Crucially, U.S. reconnaissance data and satellite intelligence are decisive for Ukraine’s battlefield operations. And let’s not forget: If Trump can arrest Maduro and assassinate Khamenei, why wouldn’t he act against Zelenskyy? Yet the more Europe urges restraint, the more agitated Zelenskyy becomes. In a recent media interview, he declared: 'Given what happened last week, repairing U.S.-Ukraine relations isn’t up to me. We haven’t damaged any relationship.' Taken together, these incidents share one common thread: Zelenskyy is forcing everyone’s hand—using his own methods to compel open confrontation. He’s dropped the pretense. When the U.S. told him not to strike oil refineries, he struck them anyway. When Trump said 'Ukraine needs a new president,' Zelenskyy replied he won’t resign under pressure. When Europeans asked him to keep quiet, he stated everything plainly on camera. This is also a kind of calculus: If aid is inevitably going to be cut off, better to pin the blame squarely on Trump. But such a calculation carries risks. Once relations collapse completely, several unpalatable scenarios emerge: Scenario One: Zelenskyy undergoes 'political disposal.' Trump has already publicly declared Ukraine needs a new president. Cutting off intelligence sharing and Starlink access are merely pressure tactics. And Ukraine’s internal politics are already turbulent—Zelenskyy faces no shortage of challengers. On history’s stage, many actors who opened brilliantly ultimately lose control over their scripts’ endings. A comedian may well meet a tragic end. Scenario Two: Trump loses the midterm elections. This may be precisely Zelenskyy’s gamble. Trump urgently seeks to lower oil prices and score diplomatic breakthroughs before the November 3 midterms—but Zelenskyy refuses to cooperate. If Trump loses the midterms and Democrats regain control of Congress, U.S. policy toward Ukraine could soften. But the problem is, Zelenskyy is betting on American voters—who largely don’t care about Ukraine. Worse still, given Trump’s temperament, if he learns Zelenskyy helped cost him the election, won’t he unleash all his pent-up fury directly onto Ukraine? Scenario Three: Bloodshed continues—and winter grows colder. Without Patriots, without intelligence, without Starlink, without U.S. weapons or funding, Russian missiles and drones won’t pause simply because Ukraine runs out of interceptors. At one point, Ukraine’s drone offensive held the upper hand—Russian fuel depots burned across the country; recently, Ukraine claimed to have destroyed multiple Russian fighter jets. Russia has suffered heavy losses too—but over time, Russia being Russia, it has stabilized its frontlines and regained the initiative. Now, a fresh round of brutal combat unfolds between Russia and Ukraine—featuring daily barrages of hundreds or even thousands of drones, constituting the largest drone warfare campaign since World War II. This winter may prove exceptionally harsh. Perhaps the cruelest aspect of war isn’t that it kills people—but that it gradually makes everyone who survives grow accustomed to death. Is there no solution? Can’t negotiations begin? Must this continue until the very last person falls? Some are willing. Some are not. Some see only tragedy. Others still await miracles.

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