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If Russia won’t go for peace, US must boost Ukraine aid
New York Post ^ | May 14, 2025

Posted on 05/15/2025 4:52:25 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Thursday’s talks in Turkey between Moscow and Kyiv will serve as the latest test of whether Vladimir Putin is serious about a cease-fire deal.

And if Putin fails, President Donald Trump faces a test of his own.

The prez expressed optimism that “some pretty good news” will emerge from the negotiations.

Yet Moscow has feigned an interest in peace before, only to show its real stripes.

Remember, Putin was the one who started this war and who’s broken past cease-fire terms.

As long as he believes he can gain some advantage, he’ll keep up his attacks — no matter what he “agrees” to.

So it’s good Trump is threatening secondary sanctions on Moscow if no accord is reached.

Russia’s economy is already precarious, and it would suffer serious hurt from serious additional blows.

But getting Putin to accept any realistic peace agreement will likely also require Trump and the West to boost aid to Kyiv — particularly military aid: weapons and equipment that can make a difference on the ground.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: bankrupt; escalation; neocohens; neocons; tothelastukrainian; worldwariii; ww3
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1 posted on 05/15/2025 4:52:25 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Putin is not, never has been, and never will be serious about peace.


2 posted on 05/15/2025 4:53:41 PM PDT by Apparatchik (Русские свиньи, идите домой!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Wow. A binary solution.

Nevermind that the problem is an analog f&%k-up to begin with.


3 posted on 05/15/2025 4:54:03 PM PDT by MortMan (Charter member of AAAAA - American Association Against Alliteration Abuse)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Yeah, let’s throw billions more into a proxy war with Russia so the U.S. taxpayer can be milked of even more of their money, and politicians on both sides of the aisle with investments in the military industrial complex, can get richer.


4 posted on 05/15/2025 4:54:05 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: MinorityRepublican

How about a big fat NO.


5 posted on 05/15/2025 4:55:13 PM PDT by cld51860 ("This business will get out of control...")
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To: Apparatchik

Maybe. And Zelensky?
He just wants to kill every young person in Ukraine and blame us.


6 posted on 05/15/2025 4:55:48 PM PDT by Veto! (Trump Is Superman)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I’m cool with increased sanctions on Russia.

But no more money for Ukraine.


7 posted on 05/15/2025 4:56:06 PM PDT by Allegra (I survived the Trump Recession 4/7/25 - 4/10/25)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Umm, no


8 posted on 05/15/2025 4:57:32 PM PDT by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: Apparatchik

Neither is little Z.


9 posted on 05/15/2025 4:57:51 PM PDT by cableguymn (Can't cancel all of us)
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To: Veto!

I think he just wants the Russian army to go the f**k home.

“The Russian has no regard for human life and is an all-out son of a bitch, a barbarian, and a chronic drunk.” — General George S. Patton, 8 August 1945


10 posted on 05/15/2025 5:00:02 PM PDT by Apparatchik (Русские свиньи, идите домой!)
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To: MinorityRepublican
If Ukraine won't go for peace, Trump must cut Ukraine off.

Doubling down on Biden's failed strategy will result in Trump owning this war.

And, the base most CERTAINLY DOES NOT want anymore money and resources wasted on it.

Trump needs to learn the lesson from his first term -- reject advice from neocons.

11 posted on 05/15/2025 5:00:20 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: MinorityRepublican

Trump was fooled by Putin. Wonder if Iran is fooling him also?


12 posted on 05/15/2025 5:00:25 PM PDT by Old Retired Army Guy (That's)
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To: MinorityRepublican

13 posted on 05/15/2025 5:00:28 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Avoid foreign entanglements.

The USA has no essential interests in Ukraine no matter how much of a stinker Putin or his successors might be?

And don't tell me "democracy". That's an unfunny joke.

14 posted on 05/15/2025 5:02:23 PM PDT by Salman (Lasu Eŭropon bruli!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Let Europe.


15 posted on 05/15/2025 5:03:37 PM PDT by right way right (“May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope.)
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To: Old Retired Army Guy
Trump was fooled by Putin.

Putin took advantage of Trump's eagerness to end the war in Ukraine.

16 posted on 05/15/2025 5:03:57 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Apparatchik

“Putin is not, never has been, and never will be serious about peace.”

Truth.
Thankyou


17 posted on 05/15/2025 5:07:56 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com (Please pray for God 's intervention to stop Putin's invasion of Ukraine 🇺🇸)
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To: Apparatchik

Putin is not, never has been, and never will be serious about peace.


100% agreed. But that does not mean the United States has to back Ukraine militarily.

I didn’t like how the United States played a part in disarming Ukraine from nukes and yes we had a responsibility to support them under any attack from Russia.

But that was decades ago. Another time, another era. There has passed many years and decades since then and by 2014 Ukraine had plenty of time to build up its conventional military to be able to protect itself and not depend on another country on a different continent. Same with Europe IMHO.

Some like to say we need to arm Ukraine against Russia, it’s our obligation we agreed when Ukraine returned the nukes to Russia. But they did not return their conventional weapons to Russia, nor did they build a strong conventional military to defend itself. They had plenty of time. And Putin did not invade Ukraine with nukes so what gives?

If Ukraine hadn’t returned the nukes, would they have already threatened to use them against Russia during this conventional war against them? By what they say, sounds like they would.

Maybe Clinton was right to do what he did. (cant believe I said that) but the Ukraine and Zelinsky lovers make me think that.


18 posted on 05/15/2025 5:08:43 PM PDT by tsowellfan
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To: Kazan

“Doubling down on Biden’s failed strategy will result in Trump owning this war.”

I’m starting to think a number of people here want Trump to have his very own “Vietnam”. Why else would they be rooting for him to lead us to another humiliation?


19 posted on 05/15/2025 5:10:39 PM PDT by BobL
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To: Old Retired Army Guy

“Trump was fooled by Putin.”

How so?


20 posted on 05/15/2025 5:11:44 PM PDT by BobL
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