# Trump's disgusting shakedown of Zelensky

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**Created:** [February 28, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-disgusting-shakedown-of-zelensky/1014940 "2025-02-28T19:52:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-disgusting-shakedown-of-zelensky/1014940/65 "2025-02-28T22:44:05Z")

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Operation Deep Shame is in full swing. There’s no doubt this was all a coordinated attack on Ukraine planned from the start. Pretty much as any reasonable person would’ve expected.

> **[Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning](https://therecord.media/hegseth-orders-cyber-command-stand-down-russia-planning)**
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> The secretary of Defense has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, sources tell Recorded Future News.

You know what’s crazy? If Ukraine had taken the 50% mineral deal, Trump still would’ve done all of this to fuck them over, but we’d hold the mineral rights in our hands anyway. They were just trying to extort a little more profit before they crushed them.

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