Posted on 01/20/2025 5:52:34 PM PST by marcusmaximus
United States President Donald Trump stated that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would be "well-off" to end the war in Ukraine, adding that "he is not doing too well" and that Russia lost one million troops.
"I have to speak to President Putin, we're gonna have to find out," Trump told reporters at the Oval Office after signing executive orders. "Russia's bigger they have more soldiers to lose but that's no way to run a country," said Trump of Putin.
"Zelensky wants to make a deal. I don't know if Putin does. He should make a deal. I think he's destroying Russia by not making a deal," Trump said. Speaking about the possibility of lifting sanctions on Russia, Trump noted he prefers tariffs to sanctions.
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“He can’t be thrilled he’s not doing so well. I mean, he’s grinding it out, but most people thought that war would have been over in about one week, and now you’re into three years, right?” Trump said.
You also didn't note the bottom of the page which states, "The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced by AFP. "
Agence France Presse.
It will be interesting to see, when push comes to shove, if the Putinist trolls end up siding with Trump or with Putin. They seem unsure exactly how to proceed at the moment.
Popcorn. Need more popcorn.
Trump and Putin will both be the Winners on this issue.
Ukraine the Loser . That was easy.
May your head rest gently on your pillow tonight Sweet Prince.🫅
31 - 7 OSU V ND
I-O!!
“Trump and Xi made a deal this weekend to shut down Putin instead of TikTok.”
There is certainly some high stakes negotiations coming between Trump and Xi.
Putin and Russia are just some small chips in that big deal.
Trump knows where the leverage is.
When Notre Dame loses America Wins!
HA!!
You won’t get an argument out of me.👍
It takes the “sting” out of the Lions loss Saturday 😉
“Was it worth one million Russian lives ?”
That is just it IMHO. So many lives lost on both sides. The Biden Administration was sending billions of our dollars there to fuel the way. I hope Trump brings this all to an end.
“see, when push comes to shove, if the Putinist trolls end up siding with Trump or with Putin”
They will likely do what they always do - change their story on a dime, and brazenly claim that was always their line. Putin never wanted to take Ukraine, they always wanted to planned to pay reparations, etc..
As always, the Putin trolls will reflect the current moment’s FSB information priorities, no matter what they are, or how they conflict with the prior minutes talking points.
It will be fun to watch them squirm.
“Push the price of oil down far enough to bankrupt Russia”
The EO has already been signed to unleash American oil production.
This despite the fact Zelensky asked to come three times.
That should tell these Zeepers what Trump thinks of him.
Very astute observation. Teddy Roosevelt said “walk softly and carry a big stick”.
Our military has been hollowed out by Biden and we have almost no ammunition for a war, so the big stick is gone. And Trump has a hard time with the “walk softly” part.
I would like to know who will be the first major world leader to say, “let’s all stop poisoning our people with this deadly poisonous fake vaccine.” Is there ANY leader in the world with the courage to immediately stop the promoting of this poison and end it right now? Anyone?
Yeah, he can get Sebastian Gorka to go over and talk Putin to death.
Yeah, he can get Sebastian Gorka to go over and talk Putin to death.
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