Silicon Bites #258 - Early reports of Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy were negative. But now we are getting more details, and some off-the-record comments from insiders, and it’s so much worse. Reports are coming in of the negative meeting the White House Friday. It seems that the approach on Trump’s side has devolved to threats and lies once more – the repetition of Kremlin talking points, myths, maximalist demands and Putin’s own negotiating positions. Zelenskyy has the patience of a saint to endure this and remain composed – listen to absurdities heaped upon insults, humiliations from people that have no understanding of context, history, diplomacy or morality for that matter. Here is a sharp dive into the fallout from the recent meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, how the U.S. appears to be increasingly aligning, once again, with Russian narratives, and what that means for Ukraine and European defence.----------SOURCES: Financial Timeshttps://www.ft.com/content/7960c6aa-dbfa-4a55-91e8-ae44601842ecThe Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/17/trump-putin-phone-call-sinks-kyiv-ukraine-hopes-for-us-tomahawk-missilesAP Newshttps://apnews.com/article/ce697e5eda6ce9793b4343499d105a8c----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/autumn-harvest-silicon-curtainDonate and Receive - Collectable PatchAUTUMN HARVEST TRUCKS 2025. Part of our 2025 patch collection. Everyone who contributes €100 (~$115) or more will be able to receive it.For our Autumn patch, we present the Galician Lion. The rampant lion represents power and intelligence. It has represented Western Ukrainian people since the 1100s. The Ruthenian lion, also known as the Ukrainian lion or Galician lion, was featured on the historic coat of arms of: The Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia (Ruthenia)1199-1349, The battle flag of the Lviv land in the Battle of Tannenberg, 1410 The Ruthenian Voivodeship (Administration) 1434-1772 and The Western Ukrainian People's Republic 1918-1919. The Ukrainian national liberation movement, 1948----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------