Letter to the editor: The obvious about Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

Tribune-Review | Friday, March 7, 2025 8:00 a.m.

I turned on the news early Friday afternoon to witness exploding talking heads as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was driven from the White House. Surprisingly, none mentioned the obvious: Zelenskyy’s childlike petulance to advance the cause of peace by:

• Formalizing the minerals agreement, already been signed by his legislature, which would have put some American skin in the Ukrainian game.

• Agreeing to an immediate in-place ceasefire to stop the carnage and destruction. No certainty would be ensured, but the battlefield situation would not be worsened.

• Expressing a willingness to bargain for a permanent peace. While no guarantees of Russia’s compliance can be ensured, the build-up of European peacekeepers during the ceasefire would be a positive step in that direction.

Zelenskyy’s desire for perfect justice and retribution will come only on judgment day and should not be a barrier to the imperfect in this imperfect world.

John B. Allison

Washington Township, Westmoreland County