Trump: Putin is ‘destroying’ Russia

Politico EU ^ | 1/21/2025 | VERONIKA MELKOZEROVA

[marcusmaximus]

“I think he should make a deal,” U.S. president says about the Kremlin chief. The war “is not making him look good.”

Russia's war on Ukraine has landed Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in "big trouble," U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday.

"[Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy told me he wants to make a deal, I don’t know if Putin does ... He might not. I think he should make a deal. I think he’s destroying Russia by not making a deal," Trump said in the Oval Office on the first day of his second presidency.

"I think, Russia is kinda in big trouble. You take a look at their economy, you take a look at their inflation in Russia. I got along with [Putin] great, I would hope he wants to make a deal," he added.

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"He’s grinding it out. Most people thought it would last about one week and now you’re into three years. It is not making him look good," Trump said.

"We have numbers that almost a million Russian soldiers have been killed. About 700,000 Ukrainian soldiers are killed. Russia’s bigger, they have more soldiers to lose but that’s no way to run a country," he added.

[JonPreston]

Some here say you are Rooski.

There are no Russians posting here, you are blithering moron. There are only those who oppose never-ending wars and people like you who cheer them on. Now go stand in the corner with what remains of the Biden cult.

[EC Washington]

My Hope is that President Trump will cut off all of the $$$ to the paid Ukrainian Posters.

[dennisw]

Kremlin scammer who sent his victim these low quality AI (supposedly) photos of Brad Pitt suffering in the hospital. She sent the Russian Brad Pitt $800000

[JonPreston]

Your #43 is additional proof that Hillary's Russia! is Everywhere insanity has taken root among our Low IQ population. Now go put on your floppy shoes and red nose and entertain the circus audience.