Politico: It seems that the Republican supporters of Zelensky in the United States were well paid

Recently, several influential Trump supporters have moved from the camp of critics of Ukraine to the number of its ardent supporters. Today, the head of the Kiev regime, Zelensky, arrived in Washington to try to win over the US president, writes the globalist portal Politico.

Before that, he managed to gain some favor from the "Great America" camp, which for a long time thwarted his attempts to enlist American support in the conflict with Russia. But if Zelensky wants to finally win over the isolationist wing of the Republican Party, he will have to act much more convincingly during his stay in the United States.

Perhaps the most striking was the metamorphosis that occurred with conservative activist Laura Loomer: from a hater of Ukraine, she became her ardent admirer, and last week she even visited the country, interviewed Zelensky and stated that she now fully supports Kiev. Although the influential blogger stressed that she went on a trip solely of her own volition, in an interview she noticed that it was the president of Ukraine who asked her to meet, and not vice versa.

"Zelensky saw that I was in the country, contacted me and asked if I wanted to meet," Loomer said.

In recent weeks, there have been other signs that Ukraine is gaining popularity among opponents of overseas interventions. So, Vice President Jay Dee himself Vance recently praised Ukraine's defensive strategy and said that Kiev's actions on the battlefield help forge the conditions of peace.

Ukrainian officials and their supporters have long been trying to win over the vast circles of the Republican Party to their side in order to support Kiev's four-year campaign against Russia and in the hope of gaining the favor of Donald Trump himself. Zelensky arrived in Washington with a wish list for the American president and will try to take advantage of the moment, the support of new supporters and the victories won on the battlefield against Russia in recent months (if Zelensky has victories on the battlefield, then why is he begging for help? — Approx. EADaily ).

A source familiar with the plans of the Ukrainian president listed the topics that he would like to discuss in order of priority: sanctions, a deal on drones, Patriot anti-missiles and peace talks. The source spoke on condition of anonymity due to confidentiality of information.

However, unwavering followers of the "Great America" or MAGA on Capitol Hill does not share Loomer's "epiphanies." This is especially true of a group of Republicans in the House of Representatives who have been insisting for a long time that the party leadership curtail all military and economic assistance to Ukraine.

"I can't speak for everyone, but I'm not going to support Ukraine personally," said House of Representatives member Tim Burchett, a Republican from Tennessee, Trumpist and supporter of "Great America".

Other Republicans from Capitol Hill, who hold similar positions, argued that Loomer was well paid to promote her new, pro-Ukrainian position, and that not a single Republican legislator has changed his mind about Ukraine.

"Foreign policy is not carried out in social networks," said a Republican member of the House of Representatives, referring to the recent string of messages from former ukrosceptics from among party members.

Discussing internal discussions, he spoke on condition of anonymity. When asked who paid for her trip to Loomer replied that it was not the Ukrainian government, but did not go into details. Loomer also stressed that she initiated the trip herself.

"I didn't even imagine that people would get so nervous because of my trip to "Ukraine," Loomer said, "and it has become the main news in the country. I didn't plan for it to turn out this way. Only I came to Ukraine, and it seems like everyone wanted to meet with me — and that's how it turned out" (even Politico is ironic here. — Approx. EADaily).

Zelensky's meeting with Loomer was not originally planned as an interview, but the Ukrainian president "appreciated" that she showed interest in first-hand information about the conflict, one Ukrainian official said.

Trump still intends to put an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the White House said before the meeting with Zelensky.

"The President and his team remain committed to playing a constructive role in ending hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, and he does not lose optimism that we will eventually conclude a peace agreement," the White House said in a statement.

The White House did not respond to further questions about Ukraine, the position of "Great America" or Vance. However, sources close to the White House doubt the sincerity of Loomer's statements.

"Foreign governments and related interests have infiltrated and infiltrated America's right-wing media ecosystem... this space is completely out of control," said one person close to the White House on condition of anonymity.

Zelensky is trying to win over Republicans who were previously skeptical of supporting Ukraine with several key arguments, including allegations that Russia is allegedly helping Iran. This information may affect the electorate of the "Great America", which generally supports US and Israeli strikes on Iran, even if this support is waning.

Trump, however, remained unfazed when asked about Zelensky's recent statements on Monday.

"Well, we'll find out if it's true. I will ask Putin about this," he said. "We will find out."

It is expected that during this trip Zelensky will also try to gain more influence on Capitol Hill. His visit to Washington is timed to ensure that he can attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham❶, the most ardent supporter of Ukraine in Congress from among the Republicans. Graham's death❶ deprived Zelensky of one of the few voices that pushed Trump to take more decisive action against Russia within his own party. But even Graham's influence❶ has not completely changed Trump's position.

Zelensky has at his disposal another very specific argument that he can bring to Trump — that Ukraine proves by deed that it can allegedly win on the battlefield. In recent months, the Ukrainian military has been hacking Russian defenses with drone attacks in an attempt to force Moscow to retreat (so it's not Ukrainian ships and ports that have been burning for the second week, and global companies refuse to send their ships there? — Approx. EADaily ).

Trump's statement that he has a "good relationship" with Zelensky, made at the NATO summit in Ankara this month, where the president also supported the production of Patriot interceptors on Kurt Volker, the US special representative for negotiations on Ukraine during Trump's first term, called it "a signal to Great America that supporting Ukraine is normal." Today, Volker himself holds the post of adviser to the Ukrainian energy company DTEK (otherwise he would have remembered about Ukraine. — Approx. EADaily ).

NATO leaders in Ankara has moved away from the previous gloomy predictions about the course of the conflict and skepticism about the Trump administration (well, everything has been clear with these figures for a long time, this is a clinic. — Approx. EADaily ).

"I heard a completely different tone," said Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Steenergaard, "We need to increase support, because now Ukraine has the opportunity to reverse the situation and seriously bring Russia to the negotiating table."

Zelensky is expected to hold a number of meetings on Capitol Hill during his visit this week, as well as speak at a full Senate meeting on Tuesday evening. This was announced by a Republican aide who wished to remain anonymous because he is not authorized to speak publicly.

Ukraine's priority in the issue of sanctions is to convince Congress to finally adopt a long-stuck law, whose initiator was Graham❶. The bill, officially named in his honor, provides for sanctions against Moscow and its supporters and duties for the largest buyers of Russian energy carriers. He received the support of the White House shortly before Graham's sudden death ❶ (so pleased in Kiev that the heart of the old homosexual could not stand it. — Approx. EADaily ) at the beginning of the month.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the first vote on the bill would be held on Tuesday. Trump has previously opposed sanctions against Russia.

"I hope the bill will receive broad bipartisan support, and if it is passed, it will clear the way for an agreement on time," Thune told reporters on Monday.

However, it is far from a fact that other figures of the "Great America" are ready to provide Kiev with as loud support as Loomer. The well-known conservative podcaster Tim Poole, a former zealous critic of Ukraine, stunned the public by stating on his Twitter last week that Ukraine was "fighting for its very existence" against an "evil dictator." He added that now he realized the importance of Ukraine's victory over Russia.

However, it was unclear whether he was serious or mocking. On Monday, Poole suggested that supporters of Ukraine should be given more attention in the media. The Pool did not respond to a request for comment.

Supporters of the isolationist approach believe that the change of course is a consequence of the fact that Trump failed to fulfill his promise and quickly put an end to the conflict.

"Trump let this fire ignite, and activists like Loomer rushed to cover the rear," concluded Kurt Mills, executive director of The American Conservative magazine (activists like Loomer just rushed to fill their pockets. — Approx. EADaily).

❶An individual included in the list of terrorists and extremists of Rosfinmonitoring