Zelenskyy Finally Says It...

0:00Ukraine's president Zelensky is calling out Donald Trump and Elon Musk in public, saying that they've engaged in the ultimate betrayal, accusing Trump and Musk of siding with Vladimir Putin in order to get Ukraine to surrender and hand over all of eastern Ukraine to Putin as we reported earlier this morning, over the past 24 hours without any notice being given to Ukraine, caps were placed on the military version of the SpaceX Starlink system called Star Shield, which Ukraine depends on when it sends its drones to strike targets in Russia. Ukraine also relies on the Star Shield system for its drone interceptors to intercept Russian drones and to intercept other Russian weapons that are directed at Ukraine. This cap that was placed

1:01on the Star Shield system limited the speed of the Ukrainian drones and drone interceptors. Some drones were limited in their speed that they couldn't travel over 100 miles per hour. Others were limited in their speed to about 50 miles per hour. In any event, it prevented Ukraine from carrying out its missions in Russia and it prevented Ukraine from intercepting the Russian drone strikes resulting in a lot of deaths in Ukraine. And so you had Zelensky when on Piers Morgan earlier today and he said as a result of what Trump and Musk are doing, people will die. This is Zelensky delivering his message on the Piers Morgan show earlier today. Here play this clip. About Starlink, so I mean this way are professionals, we understand what's going on. If you're losing this speed, so it's off Starlink, so we understand what's going on. So they switched

2:04off to it. It's their decision. What is your message to Elon Musk? No, it's a big mistake. A lot of losses. This decision will bring a lot of human losses. If people are dying because of this decision, of course, people will die. Of course, if attacks will continue and if Starlink will not work, of course, I mean it's not helpful. So my message is absolutely I hope that is mistake. Maybe a huge technical problem, I don't know, but we are asking to do it to switch on. And I think it will be honest, it will be fair and it's like between partners. Now the former Defense Minister of Ukraine who has a relationship with Elon Musk, Mikalo Fedorov posted the following message. Starlink connectivity at speeds of up to 160 kilometers an hour is being restored. Removing Starsheald's speed limit entirely is now critical for Ukraine's

3:08defense. Thank you, Elon Musk. We hope for your continued support. But then Musk responded to that and he said, I bear no responsibility and then Musk threw Trump and Hegsif and the Trump regime under the bus saying, I don't decide how the military version Starsheald is used. That's the US government who would be placing the caps. The caps. Elon Musk said the following. Starsheald systems are owned and controlled by the US government. Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately, POTUS. Starlink is a commercial service owned and controlled by SpaceX. Usage of Starlink is limited to civilian or defensive activities and cannot be used for offensive military action as doing so would be inappropriate for a commercial company. Now it should be noted that SpaceX owns Starsheald and I think it would be probably disingenuous would be an

4:16understatement that Musk and Trump are not discussing this in any event. That was Musk's response right over there. Zelensky on Pierre's Morgan though said for Donald Trump right here and him doing this deal with Putin over the Russian diesel and doing all in trying to do all these deals with Putin is a betrayal that Trump is not on the right side of history. Listen to what Zelensky says. Let's play it. President Trump announced a energy ceasefire and within hours Vladimir Putin launches an absolute bombardment of Ukraine aimed directly at your energy. Do you feel betrayed by what has been happening? Really yes, really between us but it's a little bit more complicated than just my emotions or my feelings. It depends not on me. Our country has to survive. When you found out

5:22that President Trump had done this deal with Putin 21 days after new sanctions, what was your immediate response to that? It's a pity that we are losing strong partner. So this is my opinion. You think you're losing America? But not because of us. We can't be weak otherwise we can't survive otherwise we are not selling our country. Look guys, it's not about business for us. It's just our life and this is our country it's our body. So our home, our children and this is very important for us. That's why it's painful. When President Trump chooses one side not our side but we are okay that he is in the middle but if you're in the middle you have to stay in the middle. Not on the wrong side. I think his advisors are wrong. I don't know who is pushing him not to the right side. This is not right side

6:28of history. Pears Morgan then asks Zelensky. Donald Trump wants you to resign. He says, do you have any intention of resigning? Let's play this clip. With your position. Yeah. To be clear you have no intention of resigning. You're not going to quit. Not of course. It's my responsibility. And then people will say, okay, when will you have an election? Now obviously you were supposed to have one in 2024 but because of the war you weren't able to have one. Many millions of people, Ukrainians have left the country. Many more fighting on the front line. Is it possible to have an election of the kind that President Trump has been talking about? Not of course. More from that interview over here where Zelensky is pretty much calling out Trump, Whitcoff and Kushner who treat negotiations or whatever you want to call it with Putin and Ukraine as a business deal. And Zelensky says, this war for us. This is for our survival. For other people they treat this as

7:34like a business deal. That's not fair. Is what Zelensky says. Play this clip. Winters. And what is understandable is that it's the war for us but for somebody it's economy. For somebody's business. And it's not fair. More from Zelensky over here saying, some big guys want to change me because I will not accept turning over Ukraine to Russia. You're playing this clip. I think in your question, yes, the reason answer why some big guys want to change me because I will never accept Ukrainian land as Russian land. Yes, I'm a realist. I understand that people more important than one kilometer or two kilometers, not about kilometers. It's about land and homes. This episode of The Midest Such Podcast is brought to you by Hexclad.

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10:47independent country. Yes, we will have huge problems with huge problems with how to push Putin to diplomatic way of ending this war to negotiations. This is the problem. He goes on to say, not Trump, not Musk, not anybody will choose the president of Ukraine other than the Ukrainians. Let's play it. So follow up people. Yes, no, Trump, no Musk, no anybody in the world can can choose the president or elect, you know, other countries, but it's just not the problem of the president. I mean, this Pears Morgan asks Zalinsky about Musk's involvement. Let's play it. New president in Ukraine, not you. He did that in the last few days. Do you think he has deliberately turned the speed down on styling to damage it? I'm sure that they knew what they did. Absolutely, because it was 1am, so 1 at night. Yes, well, this and the Stalin course blocked. Zalinsky talks about how Trump's trying

11:57to blame Ukraine for the surge in diesel and oil prices. Let's play it. There are a lot of different reasons, but yes, Middle East, of course, straight off or more. This is real a reason why the prices increased in the world and all the world understands it absolutely clear. 100% not even 90. When you found when you found and then final, Zalinsky talks about how even if he's removed, he's hopeful that the next man or woman who leads Ukraine will make sure that Ukraine stays sovereign here. The president, I mean, this moving me and I'm sure the new man or woman will defend our country because we are, I mean, this is where it's our, as I said, it's our home, how you can do it. And other way, it's the question how to do it. Somebody will do it better, somebody not, but in any way, we speak about Ukraine and president.

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