Posted on 05/19/2025 4:54:41 PM PDT by Navy Patriot
President Donald Trump said his call with Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Monday went very well and that Moscow and Kyiv "will immediately start negotiations" toward a ceasefire and end to the war.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, "Just completed my two hour call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. I believe it went very well. Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War. The conditions for that will be negotiated between the two parties, as it can only be, because they know details of a negotiation that nobody else would be aware of. The tone and spirit of the conversation were excellent. If it wasn't, I would say so now, rather than later. Russia wants to do largescale TRADE with the United States when this catastrophic "bloodbath" is over, and I agree. There is a tremendous opportunity for Russia to create massive amounts of jobs and wealth. Its potential is UNLIMITED.
Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will begin immediately. I have so informed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, President Emmanuel Macron of France, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy, Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, and President Alexander Stubb of Finland during a call with me, immediately after the call with President Putin.
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Nothing has change
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Just completed my two hour call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia
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“Nothing has changed”
Agree - change is only possible if ‘encouraged’ by outside forces - such as the US cutting Ukraine loose. Should that happen, then it’s likely that the Neocons will be much more amenable to actually putting an end to this war.
So far, no sign of it (yet).
Except that Rooters Sewer Service has removed "color" comments from the story and has resorted to simply quoting President Trump.
And it's shorter.
But, but CNN said that Putin told Trump to get lost.
I thought they already agreed on a ceasefire a week ago or so? Am I experiencing the Mandele effect?
Or is this deja vu all over again?
“Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War. The conditions for that will be negotiated between the two parties, as it can only be, because they know details of a negotiation that nobody else would be aware of.”
Finally, things are on the right track.
Agree.
The Communist News Network said that? Who woulda thunk it?
Yes sir, as I have stated for a long time….Russia has much of what we need, open up full trade and commerce!
….that said, the EU is more a threat to us than Russia is. The EU, which has absolutely nothing, no energy, no commodities, nothing but a habit of dragging us into war……Go President Trump!
Well, they seem to have plenty of Nazis and Zeepers running advertising agencies...
Or increasing the sanctions on Russia and increasing aid to Ukraine..
Ukraine agreed, not Russia.
“Or increasing the sanctions on Russia and increasing aid to Ukraine..”
After 16 tries? I guess we can give it a go on #17, but you know what they say about insanity...
Putin is stringing Trump along.
The sanctions could be much worse: complete trade ban with Russia and secondary sanctions on any country trading with Russia.
“The sanctions could be much worse: complete trade ban with Russia and secondary sanctions on any country trading with Russia.”
Yep, no more fuel for our reactors or Titanium for our fighters. I doubt Trump’s that dumb.
As to Secondary Sanctions, Estonia tried to get ‘cute’ in that area and got SPANKED, twice now. So good luck with enforcing them.
Guess I didn’t get, as Paul Harvey used to say, the rest of the story.
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