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US leaders must remember nation's founding values

It was very disturbing to see the top US political leadership practically humiliate and "bully" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on his visit to the White House.  I have never seen such disrespect to a visiting president at any point in my life. Whatever differences the new American leadership had with him, this was no way to treat a visitor, guest to the USA and to see all including some sections of the media gang up on him. Surely there were better ways to communicate in a civilised manner. In my study of US history and also visits to the country I was inspired by many of the founding fathers and other leaders notably former president Abraham Lincoln, former president George Washington, late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr and quite a few others. I believe it was these values which set the USA on course to become the most powerful country in the free world and an inspiration to many others. In my view the USA can't move on to be "great again" with this arrogance and extreme pride, and I hope that the new US leadership remembers this great nation's true founding values to have the nation truly be great.


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Trump a biased arbitrator in Russia-Ukraine dispute

NELSON LOPES, Chinchinim
Published Mar 5, 2025, 8:09 PM IST
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Defending Russia's aggression and allowing it to retain conquered territory under the pretext of Ukraine's Nato aspirations is indefensible. Russia had guaranteed Ukraine’s security in exchange for nuclear disarmament, which Ukraine honoured in good faith. Trump's apparent support for Russia, possibly motivated by business interests or ambitions in Greenland, is concerning. His demand for Zelensky to leave the White House is diplomatically inappropriate, and calling Zelensky…

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