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Trump and Putin phone call on ending Ukraine war 'going well' - key developments
Yahoo News ^ | 3/18/2025 | Stuart Henderson

Posted on 03/18/2025 8:44:45 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are currently speaking on the phone about settling the Ukraine conflict, the White House has said.

"The call is going well, and still in progress," deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino wrote in a post on X. The pair began speaking at 2pm UK time.

(Excerpt) Read more at uk.news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: ithoughtrussiawon; putin; putinsfolly; putinswar; trump; trumprescuedputin
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2 hour call now going on for 2 hours and 45 minutes.

President Trump to brief reporters at WH after call is finished.

1 posted on 03/18/2025 8:44:45 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus; SaveFerris
"You lose......Eastern Europe!"


2 posted on 03/18/2025 8:46:00 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

That was a fun movie

We’re from Ace Tomato company

Two Pepsis to go!


3 posted on 03/18/2025 8:48:33 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: marcusmaximus

Remember how Obama was handed the Nobel Peace Prize for doing nothing? Trump could well settle this no end war in Ukraine, but I doubt he would even be considered for the Peace Prize


4 posted on 03/18/2025 8:49:12 AM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: marcusmaximus
They are playing video games...

Its called Domination.

5 posted on 03/18/2025 8:50:20 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: The Great RJ

President Trump sent USAF spy planes to the Crimea coast this morning before the call started.


6 posted on 03/18/2025 8:51:27 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

Have you decided on what method of suicide? I know this situation has got to hurt.


7 posted on 03/18/2025 8:56:13 AM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

Putin’s botched invasion of Ukraine is over.


8 posted on 03/18/2025 8:57:55 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus
According to FlightRadar, a plane flew about midway between Crimea and Turkey, did a loop and is now returned to base in RAF Mildenhall in the UK. February 5, 2025.
9 posted on 03/18/2025 9:00:32 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time

Today’s flight is still in the air.


10 posted on 03/18/2025 9:03:34 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

Peace will come to YouCrayne thru Trump and Putin.


11 posted on 03/18/2025 9:04:40 AM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRobr 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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--- "Today’s flight is still in the air."

Link?

12 posted on 03/18/2025 9:05:30 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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“Vlad and I had this big, beautiful call and he agreed to end this big, ugly war today. He will take his twenty percent of Ukraine and go home. See how easy this is?”


13 posted on 03/18/2025 9:05:32 AM PDT by Deo volente ("When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God's creation." Pres. Trump)
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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time

Of all the things of the past few days, I remain most interested in Trump’s bringing up “power plants”.

This is genius. Complicate everything to evade various red lines. The largest nuke plant in Europe is in one of the new Russian oblasts and it has not functioned for 2 years. It is supplying no power to Europe or Ukraine or Russia.

That is a bargaining chip and nobody was talking about it at all until Trump mentioned it.

My guess is Russia is required to supply Europe free electricity from that plant for X years as part of a deal.


14 posted on 03/18/2025 9:07:28 AM PDT by Owen
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To: marcusmaximus

Donald Trump, the Peace and Prosperity President.


15 posted on 03/18/2025 9:14:01 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: marcusmaximus

As a bargaining tactic, Trump should mention ending sanctions and returning stolen assets given to Ukraine to support the war.


16 posted on 03/18/2025 9:14:18 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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To: tennmountainman

Mercouris discussed the carving up of Ukraine in the talks- through the Federalization of Ukraine…. It will require their Rada ( Congress) legislation.

That would be the best outcome opposed to giving territory directly back to Poland, Hungary, Romania…..in any case Vlad keeps all his ethnic Russian provinces. Talked also about Odessa coming under joint ownership.

The best part, the corrupted little beggar has no say whatsoever.


17 posted on 03/18/2025 9:15:10 AM PDT by delta7
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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time

And 3 UK spy planes watching St Petersburg, Kalingrad and Western Belarus right now, too.


18 posted on 03/18/2025 9:15:48 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

The best analysis is that Trump is working to prop up Putin to move him away from China rather than just letting him fail and fall from power in Russia. Europe wants Putin to fail, and if Europe continues to support the Ukrainians, that will happen.


19 posted on 03/18/2025 9:17:55 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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--- "My guess is Russia is required to supply Europe free electricity from that plant for X years as part of a deal."

Not a gambling sort, but I wouldn't make a wager on that.

Energy and other resources throughout this conflict of now more than a decade seems a fulcrum. Who controls what. Europe -- confined to the boundaries of the EU -- is not well supplied with resources they want to touch ( such as German lignite ). And this is one reason Norway didn't want to become one of the "member-states."

Larger things seem being wagered on more than two sides here. Just a notion which we'll see how things transpire. Best wishes.

20 posted on 03/18/2025 9:18:48 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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