New Delhi, March 5 -- It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."

- Henry Kissinger

Sitting in the Oval Office in an official meeting with US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, these words must have rung in Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelenskyy's ears on February 28. To put it bluntly, Zelenskyy was caught up with two broad options - an unconditional surrender accompanied by a pro-Russian regime change in Kyiv or letting American companies take over the country's vast mineral reserves.

For now, Zelenskyy has chosen the latter.

Hence, the quote, attributed to arguably the most remarkable diplomat in American history, seems to explain the surmounting problems for Zelenskyy.

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