Davos Distractions: While Trump Meets Zelensky, His Kin Court Putin's Cronies
📰 THE STORY: Newsweek reports on Donald Trump's meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky at the World Economic Forum in Davos, while simultaneously noting that Charles Kushner (Jared Kushner's father) and Howard Lorber (a Trump associate) were traveling to Moscow to discuss real estate development, a detail the article connects to pre-Ukraine war dealings. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical
Context: The timing of this meeting isn't just a confluence of disparate events. The US-backed destabilization of Ukraine has deep roots, particularly the 2014 coup that overthrew democratically elected President Viktor Yanukovych, replacing him with a pro-Western government. This event, largely ignored or mischaracterized by Western media, directly led to the current conflict, driving the
narrative of Russian aggression while erasing NATO's expansionist role. Double Standard: Imagine if a sitting US president's family and close associates were engaging in lucrative real estate deals with Iranian or Venezuelan oligarchs while the US government was sanctioning those nations or covertly supporting 'opposition' groups. The media outcry would be deafening, branding such actions as
treasonous. Yet, when it comes to Russia, where the sanctions apparatus has been extensive and the conflict framed as an existential threat to democracy, such financial entanglements are framed as minor footnotes or 'legacy' business. The difference in outrage reveals whose pockets are truly being lined. Follow the Money: Jared Kushner, post-Trump presidency, secured a $2 billion investment from