Olga Rudenko
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218 appearances
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 3 Apr
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Russia would not be able to terrorize Ukrainian cities as it has been without Iranian help.
From day one of this, we have been very conscious that this is a major risk for us because we are dependent on Western air defense systems.
Ukraine shoots down most of the drones that are targeting Ukraine on its own, but it needs air defense aid from the West to take down Russian missiles that do a lot of damage.
This is, from what we understand, from what we know from our reporting, part of this bargaining that is happening now with President Zelensky offering Ukrainian drone technology to Middle East and to the U.S., actually, offering Ukrainian technology in intercepting drones that Ukraine has developed from scratch in these four years in exchange for getting air defense systems that can help Ukraine deal with Russian ballistic missiles.
which sounds like a reasonable deal.
But unfortunately, as you probably know, President Trump snapped at this offer a couple of times publicly and saying that we definitely don't need help from Ukraine and we definitely don't need help from Zelensky.
Indeed, it's every time when they meet again, after that insane Oval Office meeting, every time they meet, you're watching, like, you know, is it going to happen again?
Is it going to happen again?
I can't imagine what it might be like for him and for the Ukrainian team to be coming to Washington for any meetings with Trump after that.
But I think Ukraine has been...
trying to be accommodating and trying to be very sensible and trying to play to, you know, to use rational arguments, but also play to Trump's ego and emotions a bit.
But the thing is, you know, even though an explosion like that has never happened again, yet, thankfully, I think the sentiment that caused it is still very much there.
Here is something that it always amazes me that I think a lot of people in the U.S.
administration don't understand, that it's not Zelensky who's an obstacle to signing an unfavorable peace deal for Ukraine.
It's not Zelensky being stubborn and saying, I won't sign this, I won't sign this, I won't go for this.
No, he does not have a choice.
If he signs a peace deal that gives Donbass to Russia, he will probably be out of office the next day.
Because people are not going to accept it.
Even with how exhausted everybody is, and everybody is so exhausted with the war, the majority of Ukrainians still don't want a peace deal at any cost.
Still don't want an unfair peace deal.
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