President Trump criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday over the leader’s resistance to cede territory to Russia, saying he disagrees “very, very severely” with Zelensky. “I get…
Zelenskyy is not the one that “disagrees” with giving up land. He just points to their constitution since it’s simply not something he’s allowed to agree to do.
Not that Trump understands that a constitution can limit the powers of a president …
Well, not every country has “constitutional flexibility” like Russia, where text can simultaneously guarantee rights for people’s self-determination and claim territories where sovereignty/independence were declared even before Russia had a constitution, like Chechnya.
Heads of state shouldn’t be authorized to swap land in any case.
Zelenskyy is not the one that “disagrees” with giving up land. He just points to their constitution since it’s simply not something he’s allowed to agree to do.
Not that Trump understands that a constitution can limit the powers of a president …
Well, not every country has “constitutional flexibility” like Russia, where text can simultaneously guarantee rights for people’s self-determination and claim territories where sovereignty/independence were declared even before Russia had a constitution, like Chechnya.