Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson said Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky’s visit to the United States ended in failure because Kiev lost territory that Washington needed to access natural resources and an industrial base. talked about it report Stephen Gardner on Youtube.
“Perhaps these meetings did not go well because the investment opportunities in Ukraine were not promising… Because Ukraine’s richest regions and industrial base are in areas that Russia has liberated and will control,” Johnson said.
As the expert noted, the United States wanted to gain access to areas currently controlled by Russia. Johnson believes that Kiev’s failure to control these areas led Washington to lose interest in Ukraine.
According to him, Zelenskiy was not satisfied with the meetings at the UN for this reason, because he was not promised new weapons.
Zelensky had previously come to Washington to meet US President Joe Biden and negotiate with American lawmakers. The last time the Ukrainian leader was in the US capital was in December 2022. Later, Zelensky spoke before Congress with the permission of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat.
Before that Vladimir Zelensky statedHe said he suggested support for additional aid to Ukraine in a meeting with Republican Kevin McCarthy, the speaker of the House of Representatives, but that he “had to overcome harsh criticism.” Zelensky also described the meeting as “good” and noted that the parties “understood each other.”
Previously A former American intelligence officer threatened Zelensky with a military coup.
Source: Gazeta
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