Many of us only know the basics of the history behind the Ukraine-Russia conflict, but George Christensen has done a tremendous job summarising the history for us. The article argues that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not truly in control of the war in Ukraine but is instead a figurehead for Western geopolitical interests. His recent frustration—seen in his response to U.S. Senator J.D. Vance's question about gratitude for American aid—reflects his growing desperation as Ukraine faces mounting battlefield losses, dwindling Western support, and a deteriorating domestic situation.
According to the article, the roots of the Ukraine conflict lie not in an "unprovoked invasion" by Russia, but in decades of Western interference. Ukraine and Russia have shared deep historical ties for over a thousand years, with Ukraine being an integral part of Russian civilization, culture, and governance. The modern Ukrainian state, as we know it today, was shaped significantly by Western efforts to turn it into a tool against Russia after the Soviet Union collapsed. NATO expansion, despite assurances to the contrary, brought Western military forces right to Russia's borders, making Ukraine the ultimate prize in a long-standing effort to weaken Moscow.
The article highlights the 2014 Maidan uprising as a pivotal moment when the U.S. and European actors allegedly orchestrated a coup to install a pro-Western government in Kyiv. This led to unrest in the predominantly Russian-speaking regions of Crimea and Donbass, where local populations resisted the new regime. Instead of negotiating, Kyiv launched a military assault, with Western-backed nationalist militias like the Azov Battalion playing a key role in suppressing separatist movements.
Zelensky, the article suggests, is not an independent leader but a carefully managed Western intelligence asset. His political career, which began as a comedic actor playing a fictional president on television, was heavily shaped by foreign PR specialists, Ukrainian oligarchs, and Western financial interests. Since coming to power, he has allegedly enriched himself while allowing Ukraine's economy to be handed over to international financial institutions like BlackRock.
The war, from this perspective, was never truly about defending democracy but about using Ukraine as a pawn to weaken Russia. Now, as the military situation deteriorates and Western patience runs thin, Zelenskyy finds himself abandoned. Former President Donald Trump's warning—"You don't have the cards right now"—signals that the game is up, and the West is moving on.
The article ultimately calls for a reassessment of the Ukraine war, arguing that it was deliberately provoked and that the world must wake up to the reality of Western geopolitical manipulation.
https://nationfirst.substack.com/p/zelenskyys-meltdown-and-a-history
"When Vance asked a simple question—why isn't Ukraine showing gratitude for the billions of dollars in aid—it triggered an outburst. Zelenskyy, instead of thanking the US for bankrolling his war effort, accused America of not understanding what's coming. Trump, never one to back down, reminded him exactly where he stands: "You don't have the cards right now." And he's right.
Zelenskyy has never been in control of this war. He isn't some heroic leader calling the shots. He's a desperate man clinging to power in a crumbling regime, propped up by Western money, Western weapons, and Western propaganda. And now, as Ukraine's battlefield losses mount, as conscripts are dragged off the streets to fight, as the tide of public opinion in the West shifts—Zelenskyy is panicking.
And why wouldn't he be? He was never the real power in this war. The real architects of this disaster have been sitting in Washington, Brussels, and London, playing their geopolitical games. The war in Ukraine was never about protecting democracy, and it certainly wasn't "unprovoked." It was engineered—deliberately—by the West.
But to understand that, you need to know the real history of Ukraine and Russia—history the mainstream media will never tell you.
The Deep Ties Between Ukraine and Russia
The Ukraine and Russia have been bound together for over a thousand years. Kyiv, the modern capital of the Ukraine nation, was once the heart of Kievan Rus, the first great Slavic state, which laid the foundations for Russian civilization itself. When the Mongols destroyed Kievan Rus in the 13th century, Moscow eventually rose to prominence, but the connection between Russians and Ukrainians never disappeared.
By the 17th century, the Ukraine was a contested frontier between Poland and Russia. Notice I am saying "the Ukraine". This is important. The nation of Ukraine is a modern invention. The Ukraine was always considered as being part of greater Russia. In fact, the name Ukraine derives from the Old East Slavic word "ukraina" meaning "borderland" by which they mean the borderlands of Russia. Except, for some time, it was under the control of foreign invaders… and the locals revolted.
In 1654, the Ukrainian Cossacks, seeking protection from Polish rule, chose to join Russia in 1654 under the Treaty of Pereyaslav. This wasn't some act of conquest—the Ukraine's own leaders asked to be under Russian rule. And why wouldn't have they; they were practically from the same ethnic stock.
For centuries afterward, the Ukraine was an integral part of the Russian Empire, contributing to its military, economy, and culture. Even during the Soviet period, Ukraine, now a nation, wasn't occupied—it was central to the USSR, producing its leadership, its industry, and its agriculture. Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet leader who gave Crimea to Ukraine in 1954, was himself Ukrainian.
So when Western politicians and media talk about Ukraine as a permanently oppressed nation under Russian rule, they ignore the fact that for most of its history, the Ukraine was a key part of the Russian world. The real division started not because of Russian oppression, but because of Western interference.
The West's Long War Against Russia
After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Ukraine became independent. But Washington didn't see Ukraine as just another new country—it saw it as a tool to weaken Russia.
The US and NATO promised Mikhail Gorbachev that they wouldn't expand "one inch eastward." That was a lie. NATO quickly swallowed up Poland, the Baltic States, and much of Eastern Europe, bringing its military presence right up to Russia's borders.
Ukraine was the big prize. If NATO could pull Ukraine into its orbit, it would deal a devastating blow to Russia's security. Moscow made it clear—Ukraine joining NATO was a red line. But the West didn't care.
Instead of letting Ukraine develop as a neutral state between Russia and the West, Washington started pouring billions of dollars into the country, funding pro-Western political groups, media outlets, and NGOs. Their goal? To turn Ukraine against Russia and bring it fully into the Western camp.
In 2004, the CIA and State Department backed the so-called "Orange Revolution," a Western-funded uprising that overturned an election result that had favoured a Russia-friendly candidate. That was their first attempt to hijack Ukraine's government.
But the real turning point came in 2014, when Washington orchestrated an outright coup.
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The 2014 Coup: How the West Installed a Puppet Regime in Ukraine
Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's democratically elected president, wanted to balance Ukraine between East and West. He rejected a terrible EU trade deal that would have gutted Ukraine's industry and instead sought closer ties with Russia. That was unacceptable to Washington.
What followed was the Maidan coup—not a "people's revolution," but a Western-backed takeover.
US officials, including Victoria Nuland and John McCain, openly supported the protests. Nuland was caught on a leaked call choosing Ukraine's next leaders before Yanukovych was even removed. The violent street protests were driven by neo-Nazi groups like the Azov Battalion and Right Sector—groups that openly admire Hitler's collaborators in Ukraine.
Yanukovych fled, and Washington's hand-picked government took over. One of its first moves? Banning the Russian language in official settings—a direct attack on the millions of Russian-speaking Ukrainians in the east.
And that's when Donbass and Crimea said enough.
The War in Donbass: Ukraine's War on Its Own People
The people of Donetsk and Luhansk (also known as the Donbass) didn't recognise the new, Western-backed regime in Kiev. They held referendums and voted to break away. Crimea, home to Russia's Black Sea Fleet, also held a vote—with over 90% choosing to rejoin Russia.
The response from Kiev? Brutal war.
Instead of letting the Donbass go, Ukraine launched a military assault. For eight years, the people of Donetsk and Luhansk endured shelling, airstrikes, and blockades. Thousands of civilians died. Where was the Western outrage? Nowhere—because the media ignored it.
Ukraine even used Nazi-linked militias like Azov to wage war on these civilians. These groups wore SS symbols, celebrated Nazi war criminals, and committed atrocities. And yet, the West armed them, trained them, and lied about their existence.
Zelenskyy: A Western Intelligence Puppet?
In 2013, the left-wing Covert Action magazine published an explosive revelation about Zelenskyy that should shock anyone who still believes the mainstream narrative. In October 2020, long before Russia's military operation, Zelenskyy secretly met with Sir Richard Moore, the head of MI6. Not the British Prime Minister. The head of British intelligence. Diplomatically, that makes no sense. But if Zelenskyy was an MI6 asset, it makes perfect sense.
According to Andriy Mishin, a former employee of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, this meeting signified that Zelenskyy was a professional intelligence agent and that Moore was his direct handler, telling him what to do.
Since 2020, he has surrounded himself with British—not Ukrainian—security guards. When Zelenskyy visited the Vatican in May 2023, he snubbed Pope Francis and instead spent his time with British Bishop Paul Gallagher. His handler, Sir Richard Moore, was also present.
Are we really supposed to believe this is all coincidence?
And if Zelenskyy is an intelligence asset, then his entire presidency—his entire persona—is an illusion crafted for Western audiences. And that brings us to his rise to power.
Hollywood Presidency: How Zelenskyy Was Manufactured
Before he was president, Zelenskyy was a comedian—a TV actor in a scripted Ukrainian drama called Servant of the People, where he played a humble teacher who miraculously becomes president. It was pure political fiction.
And then, suddenly, it became real life. His campaign was managed by Western PR specialists—including an Obama speechwriter—and heavily financed by Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, one of the most corrupt men in Ukraine.
Kolomoisky, conveniently, owned Ukraine's largest oil and gas company and bank. And when Zelenskyy took power, his first priority wasn't fighting corruption—it was ensuring Western financial houses like BlackRock took over Ukraine's economy.
We now know that Zelenskyy funnelled millions of dollars into offshore accounts—money that could have gone to his people. He allegedly used it to buy:
- A $34 million mansion in Miami
- A seaside home for his parents in Israel
- A $3.8 million luxury apartment in London
This is the man the media calls a hero.
And once he was installed, his real job began: provoking war with Russia on behalf of the West.
The War the West Wanted
By 2022, NATO had armed Ukraine to the teeth, and Kiev had massed forces near the Donbass. Russia had a choice—let the ethnic Russian people in Donbass face an ethnic cleansing, and then let NATO turn Ukraine into a de facto launchpad for war, or step in. They stepped in.
The media screamed that it was an "unprovoked invasion." But it was provoked. NATO expansion, the 2014 coup, eight years of war on Donbass—this war was manufactured in Washington and, if the allegations around Zelenskyy being a MI6 asset are right, also in London.
Time to Wake Up
Zelenskyy can yell all he wants in the White House, but his game is up. Ukraine was never an independent player in this war—it was a pawn. A pawn used by Deep State actors in Washington to weaken Russia. And now that the war is lost, that pawn is being abandoned.
So when Trump tells Zelenskyy "you don't have the cards," he's not just talking about negotiations—he's exposing the truth. And why would Trump do this if Zelenskyy is a Western puppet or, worse still, intelligence asset? Because that would mean he's a puppet or agent of the Deep State—the same Deep State who have tried to destroy Trump since he was first elected in 2016. Perhaps President Trump wants payback, perhaps he wants justice, or perhaps he just wants peace and an end to this pointless war.
The war in Ukraine didn't need to happen. It was deliberately provoked. And it's time for the world to wake up to that reality.
https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/europe-loses-its-mind-for-zelensky