US Pressure on Zelensky Exposes Its Iron Grip on Ukraine – Analyst
Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at the Bellevue Palace for talks with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.
The US recently pressurizing Volodymyr Zelensky shows that America still holds complete power over Ukraine and what it does regarding military command and control, plus financial, economic, and military support, veteran geopolitical analyst and former Marine Brian Berletic told Sputnik.Berletic stressed that in reality, Ukraine is “serving merely as an extension of US foreign policy.”
As for reports that the US supposedly plans to hold back intelligence from Ukraine, “it should be pointed out this is not the first time America has made such empty and theatrical” claims, the analyst said in conclusion.
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