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Professor, it’s pretty obvious that Trump is just saying that Russia can’t have the entire country. This is an absolute nothing burger. Reply 12 replies @reiny631 1 day ago
Trump doesn't say Putin has to give up all of Ukraine. He means Putin has to give up his dream of taking all of Ukraine. He may keep the occupied land, according to Trump. 100 Reply 3 replies @patrickmcmanamy7481 1 day ago
Hes saying russia is making a concession by not taking all of ukraine..( even though we all know they are not able to militarily).. hes not saying russia will give back the 20% of land they already stole... hes saying they will have to surrender their idea to take the entire country. 1K Reply 81 replies @donwyoming1936 21 hours ago (edited)
That's not what he's saying. Russia will have to give up their ambitions for all of Ukraine. As in, accept what they got of Ukraine as enough.
“Here are the first few comments”
It is not very useful to get comments from random people on the Internet, about what they think Trump might mean, or what they hope he means.
Obviously, what President Trump is saying now, is a clear shift from before - a clear shift against Putin and Russia.
A popular saying from the first Trump term in office was that you should take Trump seriously, but not literally. He is still negotiating, including in his public statements. He knows how to play the game, and he can win against world class liars, cheats and propagandists, like the Putin FSB/Mafia regime.
BottomLine: The terms being offered to Russia are getting worse, and the costs to be imposed on Russia are about to get much worse as well.
Let’s support President Trump, as he brings mad dog Putin to heel.