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yeah, the implicit message is that we don't give a shit about Ukraine; we are focused on continuing our efforts to establish an autocracy in our motherland
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yeah, the implicit message is that we don't give a shit about Ukraine; we are focused on continuing our efforts to establish an autocracy in our motherland
I hear the echo of Neville Chamberlain ... <Chamberlain> ... <Chamberlain> ...
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and true to form Welker does not follow up with the question :
Welker : Mr. Secretary, you say any agreement needs to be enforceable. Who and how will an agreement be enforced ?
If Putin doesn't honor an agreement as you say he always does, will we be the ones to enforce it ? And if so how will we do that ?
Chuck Todd was a republican lapdog host of MTP
Welker is a vacuous host of MTP
No wonder GQPers are eager to appear on MTP and express their bs talking points.
Now imagine if Rachel Maddow was the host of MTP asking the questions, and yes I know GQPers would be too afraid to appear on MTP...but still
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Will the US Military roll out the Red Carpet for Volodymyr like they did for Putin? How about a fly-over? Will Little Marco be there?
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European leaders to join Ukraine's Zelenskyy for meeting with Trump
European and NATO leaders will join President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in D.C. for talks with President Donald Trump on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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And yet
I have to laugh at “Melania’s signature.” Does Donald sign for her?
Also, her “letter” smacks of “Be better, be best” BS.
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And yet
That letter cannot be real, right? I mean that is something an elementary school child would write.
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Depends on what you mean by “real” … it is claimed by the White House to be an actual letter from Melania
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Depends on what you mean by “real” … it is claimed by the White House to be an actual letter from
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Trump and Putin Find Common Ground on One Issue: Biden
The Alaska summit between the U.S. and Russian leaders showcased their mutual animosity for the former president.
Trump and Putin Find Common Ground on One Issue: Biden
The Alaska summit between the U.S. and Russian leaders showcased their mutual animosity for the former president.
“… During their private meeting and their public appearance in Anchorage on Friday, both leaders blamed Mr. Biden for the war in Ukraine, never mind that Mr. Putin was the one who ordered troops to invade his neighbor and keeps authorizing strikes against civilian targets.
The Russian president complained that Mr. Biden did not accede to Russian demands before the full-scale invasion three and a half years ago, and he played to the current president’s ego by agreeing that the war would not have happened had Mr. Trump still been in office in 2022.
By Mr. Trump’s account, Mr. Putin behind closed doors also endorsed the lie that Mr. Trump actually won the 2020 election, only to have it stolen by Democrats.
… Mr. Putin, who has dealt with five American presidents during his quarter-century in power, has come to believe that they are all more or less alike in disregarding Russian concerns, according to people who have heard his rants — all, that is, except Mr. Trump….”
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“… As for Mr. Trump, Mr. Putin understands his insecurity and need for validation.Trump and Putin Find Common Ground on One Issue: Biden
The Alaska summit between the U.S. and Russian leaders showcased their mutual animosity for the former president.
Trump and Putin Find Common Ground on One Issue: Biden
The Alaska summit between the U.S. and Russian leaders showcased their mutual animosity for the former president.www.nytimes.com
“… During their private meeting and their public appearance in Anchorage on Friday, both leaders blamed Mr. Biden for the war in Ukraine, never mind that Mr. Putin was the one who ordered troops to invade his neighbor and keeps authorizing strikes against civilian targets.
The Russian president complained that Mr. Biden did not accede to Russian demands before the full-scale invasion three and a half years ago, and he played to the current president’s ego by agreeing that the war would not have happened had Mr. Trump still been in office in 2022.
By Mr. Trump’s account, Mr. Putin behind closed doors also endorsed the lie that Mr. Trump actually won the 2020 election, only to have it stolen by Democrats.
… Mr. Putin, who has dealt with five American presidents during his quarter-century in power, has come to believe that they are all more or less alike in disregarding Russian concerns, according to people who have heard his rants — all, that is, except Mr. Trump….”
During a meeting in Japan in 2019, according to people in the room at the time, he listened as Mr. Trump boasted that Poland planned to name a military base “Fort Trump” and Israel planned to name a settlement “Trump Heights.”
Mr. Putin replied drolly, “Maybe they should just name Israel after you, Donald.”
Mr. Putin certainly knew what he was doing in Alaska when he aired his disdain for Mr. Biden, grousing that the previous president did not defer to Russian concerns during the months leading up to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
“I tried to convince my former U.S. counterpart that we should not bring the situation to a point fraught with serious repercussions in the form of hostilities, and I said directly at the time that it would be a big mistake,” Mr. Putin said, eliding over his own decision to order the invasion.
He went on, unasked, to endorse Mr. Trump’s counterfactual version of history. “Today, we hear President Trump saying, ‘If I had been president, there would have been no war,’” Mr. Putin said.
“I believe it would have been so. I confirm this because President Trump and I have established a generally very good, businesslike and trustworthy contact.”…”