True, but he was faced with only bad choices. Getting US aid was critical for his country's survival and independence. And that meant dealing with Trump. (And we all know that everyone who deals with Trump gets shit-stained one way or another.) Let's hope he somehow covered his ass at his end with his government by making clear what he was doing and why he was doing it. I'm just spit-balling here, since this is way above my pay grade.
I agree, he was between a rock and a hard place. Soldiers still being killed every day by Russia's invasion force as was testified by Bill Taylor.