Posted originally on CTH on August 17, 2025 | Sundance

Considering that Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been called a “puppet” for various western interests, the reports of Zelenskyy bringing EU leaders along for his meeting with President Trump, strikes as a little ironic.

Apparently, the EU is worried that Zelenskyy could screw things up for their Ukraine interests, so handlers or minders are being dispatched along with him just in case. Finnish President Alexander Stubb and NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte are among the names being discussed as chaperones for the Ukraine President.

Additionally, French President Emmanuel Macron and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer are planning a teleconference Sunday as the “coalition of the willing” brainstorms the best way to avoid a Zelenskyy capitulation to the terms and conditions outlined by President Vladimir Putin.

With Blackrock and JPMorgan prepositioned to control the Ukraine Recovery and Reinvestment Bank {LINK}, the coalition of the willing want U.S. troops to backstop the terms of a potential peace agreement.  The banks and financial beneficiaries need the insurance provided by the U.S military.

Ultimately banking interests are the stakeholders in the future, and the U.K, France and German political officials represent the strategists, in place to protect the interests of the banks.  Not coincidentally this is classic -albeit inverted- fascism.

If Zelenskyy is indeed the character playing a role complete with costume, then the Ukraine President would appear to be responsible for negotiating something considerably outside his skillset. Hence, the chaperone handlers are needed.

Credit should be given, because the front man Zelenskyy is very good at banging the tin-cup in various parliamentary houses, while the actual war fighting is subcontracted to the CIA and western intelligence.  However, in this phase a different skillset is required.

The new role may require a costume change for Zelenskyy.  The traditional Call of Duty cosplay outfit may not work well given the nature of the meeting in the Oval Office.  Perhaps the ‘coalition of the willing’ will decide Sunday whether to require a suit and tie for the White House performance.

There are also reports that President Trump wants to wrap things up quickly, perhaps as early as this week.

Once Zelenskyy agrees to the broad terms outlined during the Trump meeting with Putin, President Trump then wants to put both Putin and Zelenskyy into the peace deal process fast.

Again, with Trump pushing rapid urgency to stop the bloodshed, the EU needs to have their interests represented in DC on Monday.