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Ruddy: Trump, Zelenskyy Want Peace, Putin Does Not
Newsmax ^ | 5/28/2025 | Christopher Ruddy

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.

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To: Nebr FAL owner

“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?


21 posted on 05/29/2025 5:19:29 PM PDT by BobL
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"But the Russian leader doesn't want a deal."

Actually, Putin just doesn't want an unsatisfactory deal - which is exactly the same standard that Mr. Trump and Zelensky are no doubt applying...

22 posted on 05/29/2025 5:19:30 PM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Did Putin dodge sniper fire like Hillary, too? Lol!


23 posted on 05/29/2025 5:20:30 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: McGruff

“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.


24 posted on 05/29/2025 5:21:14 PM PDT by BobL
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To: marcusmaximus

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.


25 posted on 05/29/2025 5:24:17 PM PDT by Engraved-on-His-hands
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To: marcusmaximus

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.


26 posted on 05/29/2025 5:27:41 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Allegra

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)


27 posted on 05/29/2025 5:28:54 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: marcusmaximus

I have never seen a sign from Zelinski that he wants peace. He’s probably dead there’s peace.


28 posted on 05/29/2025 5:31:37 PM PDT by tinamina (Remember when Biden said “we have developed the most sophisticated voting fraud system ever”)
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To: marcusmaximus

You two should get a room. Please.🕺🏻🕺🏻😄


29 posted on 05/29/2025 5:31:53 PM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the change, you are filthy animal !!)
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To: tumblindice

I’m having spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, baked beans, spam, spam, spam, and spam.


30 posted on 05/29/2025 5:34:00 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

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.


31 posted on 05/29/2025 5:35:24 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands
It would be interesting to have the results to that question taken when Biden president versus the very stable genius president Trump.

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

32 posted on 05/29/2025 5:35:55 PM PDT by datricker (Go Trump/Vance!)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

Well, we already know how many would side with DC and a Neo-Nazi Banderist dictatorship.


33 posted on 05/29/2025 5:36:49 PM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI….)
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

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.


34 posted on 05/29/2025 5:42:52 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: marcusmaximus

It’s not peace that Zelensky wants. It’s a piece of the American pie funded by taxpayers that he wants.


35 posted on 05/29/2025 5:46:42 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: marcusmaximus
Ruddy is a turd.

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."

36 posted on 05/29/2025 5:48:03 PM PDT by AAABEST (That time Washington0 DC became a corrupted, existential threat to us all...)
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To: marcusmaximus

“ Wolverines in Red Dawn”
I just knew you had that on VHS. 😄👻


37 posted on 05/29/2025 5:53:00 PM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the change, you are filthy animal !!)
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To: marcusmaximus

Even Ruddy can’t change the truth now. Nice try though.


38 posted on 05/29/2025 5:55:57 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: marcusmaximus

Zee’s the one in fantasy land because his globalist puppets don’t want peace.

That’s pretty obvious.


39 posted on 05/29/2025 5:56:07 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: AAABEST
“Ruddy is a turd.”

Hillary? Is that you?
40 posted on 05/29/2025 5:56:07 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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