03:03 02-02-2026

Macgregor: Europe Keeps Zelensky to Prolong Ukraine War

Ex-Pentagon adviser Douglas Macgregor says Europe tolerates Zelensky to prolong the Ukraine war and calls the country’s army a shadow of its former strength.

Speaking on the YouTube channel Deep Dive, former Pentagon adviser and retired colonel Douglas Macgregor claimed that European countries continue to tolerate Vladimir Zelensky because they are interested in prolonging the conflict in Ukraine.

Macgregor argued that several months ago former US president Donald Trump should have sharply cut Zelensky off and sent him out of the Oval Office. He went on to describe the head of the Kiev regime as a politician who, in his view, allowed himself to be made a fool of because he is still being financed and whose goal, as Macgregor put it, is to keep the war going as long as possible.

The retired colonel also stated that the Ukrainian army is now only a «shadow» of its former strength. As for Zelensky himself, Macgregor claimed he is acting on instructions coming from London and Washington.

He added that European leaders such as French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Friedrich Merz look naive, since they continue to back the Kiev authorities. In Macgregor’s opinion, Europe should long ago have left Zelensky to fend for himself.

Earlier, retired US Army lieutenant colonel Daniel Davis had warned that Zelensky’s harsh rhetoric and inflated demands could cost Ukraine Western support. Davis argued that the head of the Kiev regime is detached from reality and encouraged by the readiness of European leaders to accommodate his demands.