Negotiations

Memes treat the subject of negotiations in different ways. Early in the war, the negotiations were viewed negatively (as a sign of treason), and later, in early 2025, mediated by D. Trump, they were anticipated with a degree of anxiety. The memes of this period often mention rare minerals, eggs, maps (or cards), suits, couches and gratitude (or lack thereof). The following events caused these associations:- During the Munich Security Conference in Feb. 2025, V.Zelensky rejected the request made by the Trump administration that Ukraine hand over 50 percent of its mineral resources (rare earth minerals). A Ukrainian official jokingly suggested to supply Ukrainian eggs instead.- During the meeting in the Oval Office on February 28, 2025 D. Trump told V. Zelensky "You don't have the cards". "Cards" and "maps" are homonyms in Ukrainian.- At the same meeting a reporter asked V. Zelensky why he wasn’t wearing a suit.- At the same event JD Vance (often mocked with an image of a couch) accused V. Zelensky of “not having enough gratitude.”