Donald Trump made clear that his personal grudge with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky hasn’t abated during a phone interview with NBC News.

Speaking with Meet the Press anchor Kristen Welker on Saturday, the president knocked Zelensky for offering assistance to the U.S. and Middle Eastern countries, the latter of which the Ukrainian president said on Friday were seeking his aid in sharing drone detection technology.

The “last person we need help from is Zelensky,” Trump told Welker.

    • BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk
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      10 hours ago

      It does to a degree, but also the US would likely call China/Russia beforehand and let them know it’s happening - assuming they go with ICBMs. US also has tactical nukes which are dropped from aircraft the outcry would obviously be huge, but I don’t see it triggering MAD.

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        20 hours ago

        Nope but China, Israel, Russia, India and Pakistan all do and its probably unclear who the US would be launching at when they’re all headed towards Iran. Lots of itchy trigger fingers around.

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          19 hours ago

          Israel is the only country even marginally close enough to be mistaken for the target.

          And they would know we’re not going to fire upon them. We’re apperently sucking their dick politically.

          None of that would make sense for any of those countries to think it’s aimed at them.

          Let me put it in baseball terms. You’re looking at an infield pop fly, and worried that the outfielders might catch it. Or in the case of Russia, a fan in the upper bowl of the bleachers. The trajectory doesn’t line up for that to make sense.

          MAYBE Israel, but again, they know they’re safe from us.

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            19 hours ago

            Depends on trajectory, to hit Iran, unless your going over the southern hemisphere, you’re either passing over China, Russia or Europe / the middle east. At least for ICBMs launched from the mainland. I suppose there’s nothing stopping a sub from launching a few miles from Iran’s coast.