a: the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord
b: the obligation of such fidelity
The vassal vowed fealty to the king.
- Merriam-Webster
Trump and Vance berated Zelenskyy in today's Whitehouse meeting because he was not exhibiting the proper amount of deference or fealty to his benefactors. It did not seem like that was a pre-planned reaction. It seemed like Trump was just stumbling around in his objections to having his buddy Putin characterized as an untrustworthy participant in negotiations. Vance jumped in to smooth over Trump's inarticulate sputtering. Lost in the exchange was Trump's own objective of the meeting to establish an agreement over control of Ukrainian mineral resources as a condition of some continued support for Ukraine.
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