After insulting President Trump, Vice President Vance and the American people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to come back to sign a critical minerals deal. This is also after his arrogant behavior that denied the reality of Ukraine’s situation. That country is losing the war to Russia. The people have fought valiantly, but the leadership has been in a dream world, where they think they can get back lands lost over a decade. Plus, there are questions about where all taxpayer money has gone.

Mr. Zelenskyy should not be invited back until he apologizes to President Trump, Vice President Vance and all of us whose money has gone toward supporting Ukraine. Mr. Zelenskyy must also agree to an immediate U.S. investigation of where our money has gone and who has gotten what.

I believe that if we follow the money, we’ll find as much waste, fraud and theft as has been found in our own country. Maybe that’s why the Democratic leadership is trying so hard to cover for Zelenskyy.



MICHAEL T. BUTTNER

Bel Air, Maryland

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