Posted on 05/29/2025 4:50:52 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
President Donald Trump has had a simple and bold plan to win the peace in the brutal war between Russia and Ukraine.
In my opinion, Trump knew getting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Ukrainians to negotiate was never going to be the problem.
But Russian President Vladimir Putin would be.
So Trump seemingly castigated the Ukrainians at the very same time he extended a very welcoming hand to Putin, a nonthreatening and nonjudgmental one at that.
Trump's maneuver was a brilliant one, including a peace deal that would start with both sides agreeing to an immediate ceasefire.
As expected, Zelenskyy quickly signed on.
At Trump's demand, the Ukrainians even gave away a big chunk of their national wealth in a minerals deal with the U.S.
Putin has talked a good game and still does.
While Trump and Zelenskyy have taken concrete steps toward peace, Russia has actually stepped up its attacks against Ukraine.
This past weekend, Russian forces have undertaken one of their largest combined drone and missile strikes since the invasion began in February of 2022.
The recent attacks, largely targeting civilian centers, have included nine Kh-101 cruise missiles and a record 355 Shahed-type attack drones.
Putin's ongoing attacks have contributed to the wider toll of the war on Ukraine, which has seen hundreds of thousands of casualties, millions displaced and significant damage to the nation's civilian infrastructure.
Russia's own toll has been enormous, with estimates of total Russians killed and wounded around 1 million men.
With his proposals, Trump had offered Putin a relatively easy off-ramp from his apparent suicidal mission.
But the Russian leader doesn't want a deal.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
“Putin is a former KGB spy from the 70’s he thinks that the collapse of the old Soviet Union was the worst thing to happen to Russia since WWII & acts accordingly.”
Putin basically said that, but do you what he said next, and it is important?
Actually, Putin just doesn't want an unsatisfactory deal - which is exactly the same standard that Mr. Trump and Zelensky are no doubt applying...
Did Putin dodge sniper fire like Hillary, too? Lol!
“Surrender is a path to peace.”
Actually, GETTING ALONG with one’s neighbor is the path to peace, as both Finland and Austria showed during the Cold War, when neither country threatened Russia and both prospered under the arrangement.
I’ve sometimes wondered, if it came down to choosing sides between the United States and Russia, how many posters on this site would choose Russia?
Oh, they will protest that they aren’t pro-Russian, blah, blah, blah....But, really, how many would? We might be surprised...or not.
Trump wants a deal.
Z just wants it to stop.
Putin wants to achieve goals.
The key to to force Z to eat sh!T and take whatever Russia is willing to give him.
Surely Trump can see that. It’s friggin’ simple.
Vikings (singing elaborately): Spam spam spam spam. Lovely spam! Wonderful spam! Spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam. Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Spam spam spam spam!
But I don’t like Spam.
(Repeat chorus)
I have never seen a sign from Zelinski that he wants peace. He’s probably dead there’s peace.
You two should get a room. Please.🕺🏻🕺🏻😄
I’m having spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, baked beans, spam, spam, spam, and spam.
The Putin loyalists have this strange cult of personality thing going on with the guy and the Soviet Union. Rooting for the Russians and Cubans instead of the Wolverines in Red Dawn. Rooting for Drago instead of Rocky.
Putins a Russian Tsar
Zellensky is annoying and seems like a gypsy
At this point the more I think about it I'm surprised both of them are still leading. I didn't see this war lasting this long either way but if I had to guess as to why my answer is - too many people on to many sides making stupid money.
I've noticed the Bushes are quiet and keeping a low profile - hmmm
Well, we already know how many would side with DC and a Neo-Nazi Banderist dictatorship.
You mean spam spam spam spam spam spam... (but it is too late and the Vikings drown your words)
Series, Spam is a part of my SHTF menu, to add flavor to rice, beans. And Hawaiians thinks it’s wonderful ...
but I don’t like Sp—.Spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam ...
Yes. Exactly.
It’s not peace that Zelensky wants. It’s a piece of the American pie funded by taxpayers that he wants.
I love the way Zel says/does nothing substantive for peace yet all his sucklings claim he's for it. He wants all Russian territories and Crimea (lol) or no deal... he just continues draining our treasury.
That's his "peace" terms. Yet the vapid harpies - mostly at Faux News - kiss his ass up and down. "He wants peace."
“ Wolverines in Red Dawn”
I just knew you had that on VHS. 😄👻
Even Ruddy can’t change the truth now. Nice try though.
Zee’s the one in fantasy land because his globalist puppets don’t want peace.
That’s pretty obvious.
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