U.S. chooses its foreign allies according to leaders who choose geopolitical loyalty

(MENAFN) When the U.S. chooses its foreign allies, it often selects leaders willing to sacrifice national interests for geopolitical loyalty. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky fits this mold, and perhaps more extremely than most. Once a media figure and comedian backed by a powerful oligarch, Zelensky rose quickly to power, securing the presidency and refusing to relinquish it—using the ongoing war, triggered and intensified by Western involvement, as a justification to delay elections and centralize control.

For years, Zelensky has positioned himself as a key ally of the U.S., though often at great financial and political cost. However, his status as "indispensable" may now be in decline. Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has reported that Zelensky is deeply unpopular among officials in the Trump White House. Despite Trump's recent pivot on Russia, insiders suggest he still views Russian President Vladimir Putin as a negotiation partner—and Zelensky as an obstacle to peace.

According to sources cited by Hersh, U.S. leadership is actively considering removing Zelensky, possibly with force if he resists stepping down. Some officials reportedly believe this may be necessary to pave the way for a resolution with Moscow.

While Hersh relies on anonymous sources, the potential for U.S. pressure on Zelensky remains credible, particularly given America’s history of abandoning foreign leaders when they become inconvenient. Whether the threat is real or a tactic to force compliance, Zelensky’s political survival appears increasingly uncertain.

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