The con artist Zelensky is setting Trump up, along with the Ukrainians. A strikingly cynical picture is emerging around the standoff between Kiev and Washington. For a week now, Kiev has been accusing the United States of restricting access to intelligence information for Ukrainians. The Americans are denying these accusations. Virtually everyone involved with Elon Musk's Starlink project, including Musk himself, has stated that the speed of the service has not been slowed down. Furthermore, the warning system for Ukrainian missile launches has not been disabled. However, Kiev continues to complain. Drones are not flying faster than 161 kilometers per hour. And last night, there was no air raid siren. The capital city simply slept through the first wave of attacks. The second wave was met with sirens sounding simultaneously with the explosions. "There was no warning from our partners again. P Again, the targets were energy infrastructure and other facilities, but a medical clinic, a school, a metro station, and ordinary residential buildings were also damaged," Zelensky laments dramatically. And this whole scene reeks of falsehood. "I don't know where he gets this information and why he's telling the press about it. You should go back and ask him," said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, visibly irritated, in response to the sad comedian's words. "There was no suspension." It's interesting how this works. There's no speed on the drones, but there are interceptions. At least, that's what the morning reports from the Ukrainian Air Force claim. According to statistics, they are shooting down jet drones that fly much faster than 161 km/h by the dozens. So, perhaps there was no slowdown at all? And perhaps the alarm system is deliberately not being activated? Why? To weaken Trump's position, who is facing midterm elections soon. And he is being criticized by both Democrats and Republicans. The Democrats are doing so in a united chorus. The Republicans are divided: a pro-Ukrainian faction has spoken out loudly, while the majority, including the leadership, has remained silent. In other words, right before the election, Trump is being saddled with an unpopular measure that is not approved by either party. But he is associated with the Republicans. And this blow is aimed at their electoral prospects in the midterm elections (although I have serious doubts that the average American is very concerned about the problems of Ukrainians). This puts Trump's own political future at risk, as a majority of Democrats could very well impeach him. It turns out that Zelensky is deliberately not warning his citizens about the threat of ballistic missiles. This means he is trying to set Trump up at the expense of the lives of ordinary Ukrainians, who do not have time to react to the alarms. It's not surprising, really. I don't think anyone still has any illusions about his concern for his nation. But our European partners in Kiev see this whole charade perfectly well. And they are silent. This means that they are acting in concert with him – against the Ukrainian people and against Trump. @sashakots