Posted on 08/29/2023 10:01:51 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
Russia’s war in Ukraine has entered a standoff phase, with neither side able to make a decisive military move and neither willing to start negotiating a settlement, either.
So what might change the outlook?
Your investor instinct's favorite app One thing is the 2024 US presidential election. Analysts think Russian President Vladimir Putin is biding for time, hoping former President Donald Trump, the leading Republican contender, gets another term in the White House. Trump has suggested he would reduce or end US military aid to Ukraine, whereas President Biden has said his administration will stand with Ukraine “for as long as it takes.”
“Obviously, Putin is waiting for the outcome of the U.S. 2024 presidential election,” Michael McFaul, who served as US ambassador to Russia under President Obama, wrote on Substack recently. “If Mr. Trump is reelected, Putin has reason to believe that he could strike a much better deal on Ukraine. So why would he enter negotiations now?”
Putin, in fact, has much more reason to pull for a Trump victory now than in 2016, when he directed Russian agents to use fake social media accounts and other tools to damage Hillary Clinton’s campaign and aid Trump’s. Back then, Putin favored Trump over Clinton because he thought Trump’s threatened trade wars and other unorthodox policies might rupture American relations with some of its allies, boosting Russia’s interests.
Putin got what he was after.
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RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA!!
Hay !Yahoo. 2016 called. They want their narrative back!
Flop sweat.
These narcissistic clowns can’t conceive of any action anywhere in the world by anyone except in terms of the domestic politics of the USA and HOW IT EFFECTS THEM !
What sane person can believe that Russia wants Trump, who’d make us energy independent, instead of more years of a Dim, who causes us to buy energy from Russia?
“Again”?
Trump had Putin bottled up and behaving himself the whole time he was in office. It was only after Biden got in that he invaded Ukraine.
If anyone is helping Putin, it's Biden and the 'crats. Need I mention the Crimean invasion, which was on Obama's watch?
The first Russia hoax, was indeed a hoax.
But since Trump has said he would stop funding to Ukraine, and effectively end the war in 24 hours, wouldn’t it make sense that Putin would want Trump back in office now?
What do they mean by “help President Trump again”...?
RUSSIA CUBED didn’t help him in 2016!
Come to think of it, what do they mean by “help”...?
Yahoo: a boorish, crass, or stupid person
OMG, I wonder if it hurts to be as stupid as this author?
Putin and everyone else would Benefit from a Trump Presidency.
New Headline: Trump Threatens to bring peace to the world in nod to former Stalin Ally.
When did he help the first time?
Well, whadayayouknow...
another Trump/Russia collusion...
brought to you by another far-left organization.
Is Hillary working with Yahoo to create this story? Or is it Biden? Perhaps Pelosi? Oh, wait... it has to e Schiff.
Or, Chris Christie.
They’re getting ready to lose the court cases, so, another Trump-collusion story is mandated.
Rick, you ignorant slut.
I really do believe Russia would prefer a sane agreement-capable POTUS over what we have now. For the sake of avoiding a real WW3 with no real winners.
China on the other hand, may be reveling in the dysfunctional chaos that infests the American govt and our corrupt senile compromised presidency and other key figures. Just look at what they’ve done to our military in just over 2 years.
Russia collusion again???
Russian collusion, once again. You would think they would come up with a newer hoax.
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