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SHOCKING! Zelenskyy Plays the Gratitude Card in Oval Office Comeback!
In a bid to avoid another PR NIGHTMARE, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rolled out the gratitude carpet for U.S. President Donald Trump during a high-stakes meeting in the Oval Office!
NINE Thank Yous in ONE MINUTE? Yes, you read that right! Zelenskyy could not take any chances this time after his disastrous previous encounter, where he faced a brutal tongue-lashing from Vice President JD Vance for not expressing enough thanks. Vance grilled him, “Have you said thank you once?” The room froze, and Zelenskyy floundered for words!
But this time? Zelenskyy flipped the script! “Thanks so much, Mr. President! Thank you for your personal efforts to stop the killings and this war!” He was a gratitude machine—showering thanks like confetti!
WHAT’S GOING ON? Is “gratitude diplomacy” the new buzzword? Foreign leaders are cashing in on this strategy to win over the unpredictable Trump. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz even revealed that he gave Zelenskyy some insider tips on charm tactics, highlighting how differently he fared in his own Oval Office debut!
The gratitude didn’t stop there! Zelenskyy also sent love to Melania Trump for her peace letter to Putin and praised European allies who rallied alongside him. In a subsequent meeting with other top European leaders, he racked up at least SEVEN more thank-yous, even throwing praise at a map Trump handed him. “Thank you for the map, by the way!”
And guess what? Trump was loving it! He showered his European partners with compliments galore—Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, and even praised Merz’s tan!
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer got in on the act too, thanking Trump for inching the conflict closer to an end after THREE YEARS of chaos.
It’s a cringe-worthy display of deference and homage—but in this game, it might be the ONLY WAY to keep Trump on NATO’s side! “Nauseating but necessary,” said former NATO commander Ben Hodges.
The world is watching as Zelenskyy dances the diplomacy tango—trying to keep the peace and maintain support while ensuring he doesn’t face the Vance treatment again! Will flattery save the day? Stay tuned!
photo credit: fortune.com
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