I'm thinking Zelenskyy really does have to try to make things right.

I don't think there's any chance of making it right with Trump. Perhaps with the US post-Trump. But that is likely to be 4 years away.

Trump is publicly and clearly siding with Putin in this war. That's a big swing from the previous administration. An apology trip just makes Zelenskyy look weak at home. Instead, he stood up to the bully Trump just like he has been standing up to the bully Putin.

Zelensky's - and by extension Ukraine's - best hope is now with Europe. And he's meeting with European leaders in a couple of days. We'll have to see what tone comes out of that visit. Europe has a vested interest in containing Putin's expansion desires. But it's not going to be an easy sell - parts of Europe are also leaning to the right. They may not be interested in giving Ukraine all the help it needs.

--Peter