UKRAINIAN RHAPSODY

There are many versions of the Ukrainian Rhapsody. Vasyl Barvinsky wrote the Ukrainian Rhapsody for orchestra in 1922. Another Ukrainian Rhapsody was released in 1994 by Franco Cesarini. There was also a Soviet film called Ukrainian Rhapsody. There was also a musical documentary released in 2017. Here is how that is described:

Ukrainian Rhapsody – EUROARTS

Even a slight amount of research into the history of Ukraine shows nearly constant turmoil. For example, according to Wikipedia:

History of Ukraine – Wikipedia

In 1919 total chaos engulfed Ukraine. Indeed, in the modern history of Europe no country experienced such complete anarchy, bitter civil strife, and total collapse of authority as did Ukraine at this time. Six different armies – those of the Ukrainians, the Bolsheviks, the Whites, the Entente [French], the Poles and the anarchists – operated on its territory. Kiev changed hands five times in less than a year. 

Now we have an incredible new Ukrainian Rhapsody where the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky is visiting. He started off with a visit to a Pennsylvanian ammunition plant. He is scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and perhaps former President Donald Trump. He appears to endorse Harris, but one wonders why? She famously flew to Germany in 2022, less than a week before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She met with Zelensky, apparently to advise him that the Russian invasion was inevitable. Zelensky urged the U.S. to impose preemptive sanctions against Russia and if Russia did invade, to flood weapons into Ukraine, including anti-aircraft systems, fighter jets and heavy artillery. Harris allegedly rejected both suggestions.

The Uneasy Alliance Between Harris and Zelensky | TIME

Trump interprets this as a last-ditch effort to get Harris elected. Harris has recently pledged full support to Ukraine, but based on her personal history, why would they believe her? Trump, on the other hand, says he wants the conflict to end, now. That, of course, is not what Zelensky wants to hear.

In the meantime, Zelensky is touring that ammunition plant with Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro and even had Shapiro sign bombs. He then openly criticized Trump and said J.D. Vance was way too radical. Zelensky was flown to Pennsylvania on a U.S. Air Force C-17. Of course, it would be silly to even consider the possibility that the Biden administration would use U.S. military assets to assist with a political campaign, because that would be unthinkable.

This looks and smells like an act of desperation by Zelensky, the Biden Administration and the Harris campaign. This could easily backfire more than they can imagine. Last year CNN learned that 82% of Democrats, 75% of Independents and 73% of Republicans are worried that the war will just continue without resolution for a long time.

CNN Poll: Majority of Americans oppose more US aid for Ukraine in war with Russia | CNN Politics

All agree that America must consider its own security requirements when deciding when and how to support Ukraine. Zelensky flying over here to lecture us may have the exact opposite effect of what he wanted or expected. Meeting with Donald Trump, after publicly trashing him, is even more unlikely to go well.

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