Michael Weiss

He goes to Munich and gives this speech, in effect endorsing Alternative for Germany, the far-right party that didn't do as well as people were fearing it might in the last German election, which is also considered or under suspicion as being an extremist group by Germans' own domestic security service, pissing off the Germans, including the now incoming Chancellor Merz,

He goes to Munich and gives this speech, in effect endorsing Alternative for Germany, the far-right party that didn't do as well as people were fearing it might in the last German election, which is also considered or under suspicion as being an extremist group by Germans' own domestic security service, pissing off the Germans, including the now incoming Chancellor Merz,

who has basically said America's intervention in German politics, meaning Vance and also Musk who explicitly endorsed AFD, is tantamount to what the Russians do. This is no small thing for Germany's foremost Atlanticist to be saying that America is now engaged in hostile action against this country. And now,

who has basically said America's intervention in German politics, meaning Vance and also Musk who explicitly endorsed AFD, is tantamount to what the Russians do. This is no small thing for Germany's foremost Atlanticist to be saying that America is now engaged in hostile action against this country. And now,

who has basically said America's intervention in German politics, meaning Vance and also Musk who explicitly endorsed AFD, is tantamount to what the Russians do. This is no small thing for Germany's foremost Atlanticist to be saying that America is now engaged in hostile action against this country. And now,

This deeply insulting, shambolic claim that the UK is Madagascar at the level of geopolitics and hasn't fought in active combat.

This deeply insulting, shambolic claim that the UK is Madagascar at the level of geopolitics and hasn't fought in active combat.

This deeply insulting, shambolic claim that the UK is Madagascar at the level of geopolitics and hasn't fought in active combat.

And, you know, I mean, dripping with contempt for Ukraine, telling Zelensky you take journalists and policymakers on propaganda tours. By that, I think he's referring to going to Bucha, an European, the site of Russian massacres, right, which has a deeply galvanizing effect on anybody who's been to these places. including European leaders.

And, you know, I mean, dripping with contempt for Ukraine, telling Zelensky you take journalists and policymakers on propaganda tours. By that, I think he's referring to going to Bucha, an European, the site of Russian massacres, right, which has a deeply galvanizing effect on anybody who's been to these places. including European leaders.

And, you know, I mean, dripping with contempt for Ukraine, telling Zelensky you take journalists and policymakers on propaganda tours. By that, I think he's referring to going to Bucha, an European, the site of Russian massacres, right, which has a deeply galvanizing effect on anybody who's been to these places. including European leaders.

And one of the reasons that Europeans are so pro-Ukraine is they've seen the horrors of occupation and war firsthand. I do not believe this line that's being peddled by MAGA and by including pro-Ukraine elements of MAGA that, oh, this was just a misunderstanding. It was actually Zelensky's fault for fact-checking the president. I think this was an ambush.

And one of the reasons that Europeans are so pro-Ukraine is they've seen the horrors of occupation and war firsthand. I do not believe this line that's being peddled by MAGA and by including pro-Ukraine elements of MAGA that, oh, this was just a misunderstanding. It was actually Zelensky's fault for fact-checking the president. I think this was an ambush.

And one of the reasons that Europeans are so pro-Ukraine is they've seen the horrors of occupation and war firsthand. I do not believe this line that's being peddled by MAGA and by including pro-Ukraine elements of MAGA that, oh, this was just a misunderstanding. It was actually Zelensky's fault for fact-checking the president. I think this was an ambush.

I think Vance's presence there was designed to provoke this kind of reaction from Zelensky and also essentially Act as a spoiler for this rather weak tea minerals deal, which, by the way, the Ukrainians first proposed to the United States. as a way of getting security guarantees that are now absent from this memorandum of understanding that Trump is so desperate, apparently, to have him signed.

I think Vance's presence there was designed to provoke this kind of reaction from Zelensky and also essentially Act as a spoiler for this rather weak tea minerals deal, which, by the way, the Ukrainians first proposed to the United States. as a way of getting security guarantees that are now absent from this memorandum of understanding that Trump is so desperate, apparently, to have him signed.

I think Vance's presence there was designed to provoke this kind of reaction from Zelensky and also essentially Act as a spoiler for this rather weak tea minerals deal, which, by the way, the Ukrainians first proposed to the United States. as a way of getting security guarantees that are now absent from this memorandum of understanding that Trump is so desperate, apparently, to have him signed.

So all Zelensky did was say, quite rightly, look, you know, we're for peace. We're for ending this war. We've suffered the most. But we can't do it unless we know that there's something that's going to stop the Russians from coming back and doing it again. And, you know, Vance does not want to commit to anything concrete in that regard. And keep in mind, Tim, the U.S.

So all Zelensky did was say, quite rightly, look, you know, we're for peace. We're for ending this war. We've suffered the most. But we can't do it unless we know that there's something that's going to stop the Russians from coming back and doing it again. And, you know, Vance does not want to commit to anything concrete in that regard. And keep in mind, Tim, the U.S.

So all Zelensky did was say, quite rightly, look, you know, we're for peace. We're for ending this war. We've suffered the most. But we can't do it unless we know that there's something that's going to stop the Russians from coming back and doing it again. And, you know, Vance does not want to commit to anything concrete in that regard. And keep in mind, Tim, the U.S.