You might be giving the child too much credit.
Russia - Ukraine “peace negotiations” | Limited Infrastructure Ceasefire fails(?)
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milom98
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You know Trump and his campaign have to still be laughing at all the the people that bought his bluster and BS. I know that I still do and likely will until the day I die.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was “being a little bit sarcastic” when he repeatedly claimed as a candidate that he would have the Russia-Ukraine war solved within 24 hours — and even before he even took office.
Trump was asked about the vow he repeatedly made on the campaign trail during an interview for the “Full Measure” television program as his administration is still trying to broker a solution 54 days into his second term.
“Well, I was being a little bit sarcastic when I said that,” Trump said in a clip released ahead of the episode airing Sunday. “What I really mean is I’d like to get it settled and, I’ll, I think, I think I’ll be successful.”
It was a rare admission from Trump, who has a long record of making exaggerated claims.
Trump said at a CNN town hall in May 2023, “They’re dying, Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying. And I’ll have that done — I’ll have that done in 24 hours.”
“That is a war that’s dying to be settled. I will get it settled before I even become president,” Trump said during his September debate with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. “If I win, when I’m president-elect, and what I’ll do is I’ll speak to one, I’ll speak to the other. I’ll get them together.”
The Republican repeated the claim frequently on the campaign trail.
Trump says he was being a ‘bit sarcastic’ when he promised to end Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours
Trump says he was being a 'bit sarcastic' when he promised to end Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours
President Donald Trump says he was “being a little bit sarcastic” when he repeatedly claimed as a candidate that he would have the Russia-Ukraine war solved within 24 hours — and before he even took office.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was “being a little bit sarcastic” when he repeatedly claimed as a candidate that he would have the Russia-Ukraine war solved within 24 hours — and even before he even took office.
Trump was asked about the vow he repeatedly made on the campaign trail during an interview for the “Full Measure” television program as his administration is still trying to broker a solution 54 days into his second term.
“Well, I was being a little bit sarcastic when I said that,” Trump said in a clip released ahead of the episode airing Sunday. “What I really mean is I’d like to get it settled and, I’ll, I think, I think I’ll be successful.”
It was a rare admission from Trump, who has a long record of making exaggerated claims.
Trump said at a CNN town hall in May 2023, “They’re dying, Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying. And I’ll have that done — I’ll have that done in 24 hours.”
“That is a war that’s dying to be settled. I will get it settled before I even become president,” Trump said during his September debate with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. “If I win, when I’m president-elect, and what I’ll do is I’ll speak to one, I’ll speak to the other. I’ll get them together.”
The Republican repeated the claim frequently on the campaign trail.
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I sincerely hope this speculative take is not true (or at least - worst case/simplest explanation -Trump’s intemperate decision to pull intel sharing was immediately exploited by Putin’s forces). Either way it casts the Trump post about preventing a “massacre” in Kursk in one of several bad to worse possible different lights, from simple regretful of the obvious risks of his decision to stunned dupe to evil collaborator.
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US envoy Witkoff leaves Moscow without cease-fire agreement after Putin rejects Trump’s terms: ‘A lot still needs to be done’
US envoy Witkoff leaves Moscow without cease-fire agreement after Putin rejects Trump’s terms: ‘A lot still needs to be done’
Putin met with Witkoff late Thursday night — but ultimately sent him home with “signals” for Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told reporters.
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“… Putin met with Witkoff late Thursday after having kept the American waiting since roughly 12:30 p.m., according to flight tracking data and Russian reports, but ultimately sent him home with “signals” for Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told reporters.
“A lot still needs to be done,” Peskov said of the cease-fire agreement, noting that Witkoff “presented additional information to the Russian side.”
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on Thursday, Putin demanded additional measures — a halt to the aid and intelligence-sharing, as well as forcing Ukraine not to train, reinforce or resupply its forces during the cease-fire — during remarks to the press.
Trump had responded Thursday it would be a “very disappointing moment for the world” if Putin did not agree to his cease-fire proposal. …”
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US envoy Witkoff leaves Moscow without cease-fire agreement after Putin rejects Trump’s terms: ‘A lot still needs to be done’
US envoy Witkoff leaves Moscow without cease-fire agreement after Putin rejects Trump’s terms: ‘A lot still needs to be done’
Putin met with Witkoff late Thursday night — but ultimately sent him home with “signals” for Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told reporters.
“… Putin met with Witkoff late Thursday after having kept the American waiting since roughly 12:30 p.m., according to flight tracking data and Russian reports, but ultimately sent him home with “signals” for Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told reporters.
“A lot still needs to be done,” Peskov said of the cease-fire agreement, noting that Witkoff “presented additional information to the Russian side.”
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on Thursday, Putin demanded additional measures — a halt to the aid and intelligence-sharing, as well as forcing Ukraine not to train, reinforce or resupply its forces during the cease-fire — during remarks to the press.
Trump had responded Thursday it would be a “very disappointing moment for the world” if Putin did not agree to his cease-fire proposal. …”
The Kremlin kept Donald Trump's special envoy waiting for eight hours before he left just hours later, in a 'classic Putin power play'.
Mr Trump's chief negotiator Steve Witkoff spent two thirds of his just 12 hours in the Russian capital waiting before he could deliver the US President's proposals for a 30-day ceasefire.
Pictures showed his motorcade arriving at Moscow's Vnukovo airport at around midday on Thursday, before he was kept hanging around for up to eight hours.
Such a move is considered highly disrespectful in international diplomacy.
Sky News reported that Mr Witkoff's meeting was delayed while Mr Putin was meeting Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko who arrived on Thursday for a hastily arranged state visit.
Mr Witkoff was finally seen by the Russian leader behind closed doors well after nightfall.
He then departed four hours later at 2am - just before Vnukovo airport was closed due to a Ukrainian drone strike. …”
Donald Trump's 'fixer' is 'kept waiting for eight hours' to meet Putin
Mr Trump's chief negotiator Steve Witkoff spent two thirds of his just 12 hours in the Russian capital waiting before he could deliver the US President's proposals for a 30-day ceasefire.
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Kremlin told U.S. it didn't want Trump's Ukraine-Russia envoy at peace talks
Keith Kellogg “is a former American general, too close to Ukraine. Not our kind of person, not of the caliber we are looking for,” a Russian official told NBC News.
Kremlin told U.S. it didn't want Trump's Ukraine-Russia envoy at peace talks
Keith Kellogg “is a former American general, too close to Ukraine. Not our kind of person, not of the caliber we are looking for,” a Russian official told NBC News.www.nbcnews.com
“… Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg was conspicuously absent from two recent summits in Saudi Arabia — one with Russian officials and the other with Ukrainians — even though the talks come under his remit.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin thought he was too pro-Ukraine, a senior Russian official with direct knowledge of the Kremlin’s thinking told NBC News.
“Kellogg is a former American general, too close to Ukraine. Not our kind of person, not of the caliber we are looking for,” according to the official, who is not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
A U.S. official in the Trump administration, who is also not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed that Russia did not want Kellogg involved. The official did not know when that was communicated to the White House. …”
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Kellogg spent years being a retired general Super-MAGA on Fox and this is what it gets him, I guess.
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“… Ukraine had hoped to cling onto territory in Kursk as a bargaining chip in peace talks, but Ukrainian officials said it was necessary to pull out to preserve lives.
“The military command is doing what it should, preserving as many lives as possible of our warriors,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskytold reporters Wednesday.
Critics of the operation said the withdrawal proved it was a wasteful folly that squandered some of Ukraine’s best troops and their U.S.-supplied armored vehicles, sorely needed on other fronts in Ukraine.
But some analysts said Ukraine, outnumbered and outgunned by its giant neighbor, was justified in trying something unorthodox.
“What is one bad option among a host of bad options?” said Nick Reynolds, research fellow for land warfare at the Royal United Services Institute in London.
“Ukraine has been faced with dilemma after dilemma.” …”
So the Kremlin is going to frame Ukraine for war crimes. And that's going to create outrage among Russians.
And if they need more outrage, in Moscow they can see they are being bombed by Ukraine. That's 21 million people in the Moscow Metro. Sure Russians will be outraged. But have a feeling they will see Putin as weak for allowing it to happen.
And if they need more outrage, in Moscow they can see they are being bombed by Ukraine. That's 21 million people in the Moscow Metro. Sure Russians will be outraged. But have a feeling they will see Putin as weak for allowing it to happen.
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As geopolitical conflict continues to evolve and expand, I'm just thankful we have a president who is acutely aware and knowledgeable of the global complexities and U.S. national security risks as we continue to refine and implement our foreign policies.
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As geopolitical conflict continues to evolve and expand, I'm just thankful we have a president who is acutely aware and knowledgeable of the global complexities and U.S. national security risks as we continue to refine and implement our foreign policies.
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“… At the height of the offensive, Ukrainian forces controlled some 500 square miles of Russian territory. By Sunday, they were clinging to barely 30 square miles along the Russia-Ukraine border, according to Pasi Paroinen, a military analyst with the Finland-based Black Bird Group.
“The end of the battle is coming,” Mr. Paroinen said in a phone interview.
How much Russian territory Ukraine still controls in Kursk could not be independently confirmed, and soldiers reported fierce fighting was ongoing. But the fighting near the border is now less about holding Russian land, Ukrainian soldiers said, and more about trying to prevent Russian forces from pouring into the Sumy region of Ukraine and opening a new front in the war.
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Andrii, a Ukrainian intelligence officer fighting in Kursk, put it more bluntly: “The Kursk operation is essentially over” he said. “Now we need to stabilize the situation.”
The Kursk operation was seen by some analysts as an unnecessary gamble, stretching Ukraine’s troops and leading to heavy casualties at a time when they were already struggling to defend a long front line in their own country. But it provided a much-needed morale boost to Ukraine, which had sought to show it could bring the war home to Russia and had hoped the territory it occupied there would serve as leverage in any cease-fire negotiations.
While Kyiv has managed to stall Russia’s advance in eastern Ukraine, the turn in Kursk comes as the Trump administration is pushing for a quick truce. …”
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“… The reversal of Ukraine’s fortunes in Kursk did not come down to any one factor. Russian forces pounded Ukraine’s supply lines and began to cut off escape routes. North Korean troops brought in by Moscow, who faltered at first, improved their combat capabilities. And at a crucial moment, U.S. support — including intelligence sharing — was put on hold.
… However, despite claims to the contrary made by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Trump, at no point were large numbers of Kyiv’s forces surrounded, according to military analysts who use geolocated combat footage to map battlefield developments, Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Kursk and even some prominent Russian military bloggers. …”
theel4life
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Trump is a pussy
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I mean, why insult lady parts like that?
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That’s an insult to all cats.