David Remnick: Zelenskyy Is in a Terrible Position and It’s Humiliating He Has Been Put There by Trump

LEMIRE And David we ░░░░░░░░ heard from European leaders ░░░░░░░░ Macron was in last ░░░░░░░░ Starmer comes in today ░░░░░░░░ to be pushing Trump ░░░░░░░░ say Look we have ░░░░░░░░ stand with Ukraine We ░░░░░░░░ t know what Putin ░░░░░░░░ next move will be ░░░░░░░░ Trump reflexively seems deferential ░░░░░░░░ Moscow How do you ░░░░░░░░ you look at these ░░░░░░░░ which we re we ░░░░░░░░ to begin in the ░░░░░░░░ few months whether or ░░░░░░░░ how much role Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ remains to be seen ░░░░░░░░ do you think Kyiv ░░░░░░░░ actually get here How ░░░░░░░░ Europe be able to ░░░░░░░░ them if we don ░░░░░░░░ REMNICK What Zelenskyy can ░░░░░░░░ LEMIRE Yeah BRZEZINSKI Yeah ░░░░░░░░ He s in a ░░░░░░░░ position He s in ░░░░░░░░ terrible position He s ░░░░░░░░ put there by the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ s what makes this ░░░░░░░░ shameful Donald Trump prides ░░░░░░░░ on being a great ░░░░░░░░ And the notion being ░░░░░░░░ you don t give ░░░░░░░░ negotiating points ahead of ░░░░░░░░ But on on the ░░░░░░░░ side he s given ░░░░░░░░ all the negotiating points ░░░░░░░░ it has to do ░░░░░░░░ territory alliances future support ░░░░░░░░ and diplomatic that part ░░░░░░░░ the deal he s ░░░░░░░░ tipped his hand you ░░░░░░░░ overtly flagrantly And it ░░░░░░░░ very hard to see ░░░░░░░░ he s asking Russia ░░░░░░░░ give up Nothing So ░░░░░░░░ you know talking to ░░░░░░░░ you know who know ░░░░░░░░ s going on in ░░░░░░░░ it is very clear ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin is just ░░░░░░░░ with this new presidency ░░░░░░░░ hoped for it the ░░░░░░░░ you hope for spring ░░░░░░░░ And and there it ░░░░░░░░ He is in fantastic ░░░░░░░░ And you know and ░░░░░░░░ Europeans are terrified If ░░░░░░░░ re an Estonian a ░░░░░░░░ a Pole you are ░░░░░░░░ feeling extremely vulnerable in ░░░░░░░░ way that you were ░░░░░░░░ before This is a ░░░░░░░░ of European security that ░░░░░░░░ everybody on that continent ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI: “And —“