Posted on 08/10/2025 12:16:24 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
One of President Trump’s core objectives heading into negotiations with Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin will be to prevent a third invasion of Ukraine, according to Sen. Lindsey Graham.
“I am here to tell you that President Trump will end this war in a way to prevent a third invasion and not to entice China to take Taiwan,” Graham (R-SC), who went golfing with Trump on Saturday, told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
“We’re not out to humiliate Putin, we’re out to get a deal to make sure there’s no third invasion.”
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“Militarily, we need to keep Ukraine strong, keep flowing them strong and modern weapons, and security guarantees with European forces on the ground as trip wires to prevent a third invasion,” he said.
“We want to end this with the sovereign, independent, self-governing Ukraine, and a situation where Putin cannot do this the third time without being crushed. This is really a dress rehearsal for Taiwan.”
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Graham also floated the division of Berlin as a model to settle the conflict between Russia over time.
“Think about East Berlin and West Berlin as the way a conflict can be settled, at least for a period of time. North Korea and South Korea [are] in a state of truce. There’s never been a final settlement,” he said.
“I want to be honest with you. Ukraine’s not going to evict every Russian, and Russia’s not going to keep [everything]. So there will be some land swaps at the end,” he added. “The goal for me, and I think President Trump, is to end it [the war] forever.”
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The same Lindseed who played golf with President Trump yesterday.
Linda is going to be a constant presence on the Fake News Sunday shows until primary elections for 2026.
Hopefully, the good citizens of South Carolina will send this two-faced warmonger into retirement.
The Lindseed Graham that single handedly threw the 22 mid term elections to you democrats?
That Lindseed Graham?
Lindsey Graham says Trump’s goal is to prevent third invasion of Ukraine
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Either this is a misstatement or its 47’s naivety on display. Giving Russia what it wants is opening the door to a 3rd invasion and more.
Lindseed is on board with President Trump’s approach to the Alaska meeting after their golf game yesterday.
“Militarily, we need to keep Ukraine strong, keep flowing them strong and modern weapons, and security guarantees with European forces on the ground as trip wires to prevent a third invasion”
Dear British Mother:
It is with deep regret that I write of your brave son’s loss of life safeguarding Ukraine. He was killed by a drone which dropped a bomb on him and then flew away, leaving us no means of tracking down the culprits....
Prime Minister Starmer
The Lindseed Graham who voted for Evan McMullin for POTUS because he didnt like Donald J Trump?
That Lindseed Graham?
Tucker Carlson said he hates Trump ‘passionately’: legal filings
No, Lindsey we do not. Maybe our country can help keep Russia at bay, but this is a European issue.
Time for you to find another shady source of income, Lindsey. We’re done giving vast sums and treasure to Ukraine.
“Militarily, we need to keep Ukraine strong, keep flowing them strong and modern weapons, and security guarantees with European forces on the ground as trip wires to prevent a third invasion”
Dear British Mother:
Your son is apparently being held as a hostage to secure the release of the Russian funds we held up as retaliation for the murders of two British soldiers three months ago.
The irregulars lie in wait and claim to have planted bombs that they will set off if our men don’t voluntarily give up....
Prime Minister Starmer
Whats Tucker Carlson got to do with this?
You lose your ever short train of thought democrat prick?
Tucker wrote in Kanye West for his vote in 2020 and bragged about it to his DC friends.
You: “Maybe our country can help keep Russia at bay, but this is a European issue.”
Graham (R - Military-Industrial Complex): “with European forces on the ground”
Those words from Lindsey are ominous for Ukraine.
The hardest core anti Russia voice in the GOP is talking about Russia keeping territory.
The rest is babble about preventing this and that and Taiwan and whatever.
He also didn’t say a word, not a single word in those excerpts about what had been his perpetual mantra of the past 2 months and the ONLY thing he talked about — BONE BREAKING SANCTIONS.
Yes, I see that. I will reiterate: We are done “flowing” weapons and treasure to those crooks running Ukraine.
Lindsey Graham is giving the BideBama-aligned perspective on this. As expected.
Graham is as Republican as Romney or McCain. Sorry if you like him, but I see him as no better than Pelosi and Schumer.
The sanctions talk ended after yesterday’s golf game.
Sanctions mean squat as long as Europe keeps buying Russia’s oil.
“Giving Russia what it wants is opening the door to a 3rd invasion and more.”
The EU might agree by treaty with Ukraine to pay say five billion Euros a year to help Ukraine fund its defense forces for each year the Russian military has conscription or the US provides evidence to the French President that Russian military forces within 100 kilometers of Ukraine exceed a certain number.
The EU and US might agree by treaty to match each other’s financial contributions to fund Ukrainian defense forces for a period of 20 years or until $100 billion & 100,000,000,000 Euros is paid out. This would ensure that the EU and US can both be sure the other is ‘pulling its weight’ for the defense of Ukraine.
Pretty much.
I think Russia can find a mechanism to allow European troops in Ukraine. Purpose “trip wire”? That can be achieved with about 200. A few squads here. A few squads there.
Their purpose is not to fight and defend. Their purpose is to be a trip wire . . . if they get killed that activates the more severe response — all while posing no threat to the Russian folks living in Donbas and Crimea.
So you won’t join the ukraine army to fight russians...
because americans that decide to join the russian army, and are get killed, have more strength in their convictions than you do......
but you’re alright with everyone else getting killed for zelensky...
just not yourself.
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