Posted on 05/28/2025 8:55:17 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
US President Donald Trump has appeared to set a two-week deadline for Vladimir Putin, threatening a different response if the Russian counterpart was still stringing him along.
As the Kremlin escalated its attacks on Ukraine, Trump was asked in the Oval Office on Wednesday if he thought Putin wanted to end the war.
"I can't tell you that, but I'll let you know in about two weeks," Trump told reporters, the latest amid a string of critical public remarks made by Trump about Putin.
Since Sunday, Trump has written multiple posts on social media saying that Putin has gone "absolutely crazy" and is "playing with fire" after Russia intensified its attacks on Ukraine.
The bombardments by Russia are said to have been some of the largest and deadliest attacks since the start of the war, now in its fourth year.
Russian strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, killed at least 13 people and injured dozens more, including children, over the weekend.
And by Wednesday, the attacks had shown no signs of slowing down.
In Trump's remarks about the escalation of violence and whether he thinks Putin is serious about ending the war, Trump said: "I'll let you know in about two weeks.
"Within two weeks. We're gonna find out whether or not (Putin is) tapping us along or not.
"And if he is, we'll respond a little bit differently."
The comments are a sign of Trump's growing frustration, as the White House's repeated efforts to negotiate a deal between Russia and Ukraine appear ever more futile.
This includes a recent two-hour phone call between Trump and Putin, after which the US president said the discussions went "very well".
Putin walked away from the call saying he was ready to work with Ukraine on a "memorandum on a possible future peace agreement".
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No more money to Ukraine unless a deal is struck!
He can move the deadline further down the road in two weeks.
What say you, " Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen"? (with all those handles you don't think much of yourself, do you? )
Russia offers Ukraine to meet in Istanbul on June 2 — Lavrov
https://tass.com/politics/1965027
I don’t think there’s any 2 week deadline.
Obviously, Trump hopes they’ll make some headway in a couple weeks.
UK BBC is just being a drama queen.
UK and EU=hysterical idiots
No more money to Ukraine unless a deal is struck!
Why would they need our money after a deal is struck?
Wasn’t there speculation some time ago that ol’ Vlad was seriously ill with some type of disease? Regardless, Vlad can do a lot of damage before he kicks the bucket.
“ At this point, the best plan is just to walk away. No money, no arms, nothing to either belligerent”
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ABSOLUTELY… we’ve got bigger problems here on the home front to address.
Judge thinks two weeks is too long and has ordered Trump to limit it to one week. Trump comply and is awaiting further instructions. Not sure why the feckless role of President is even needed.
Didn’t Marco say that like a month ago?
So, Trump is gifting Putin two weeks more with plan A. Putin is gambling his pair of fives that plan B isn’t going to hurt him or Russia.
Believe me, it’s going to hurt.
Because it’s only after the war ends that any mineral deal can begin. I’m sure will be spending money in order to get whatever resources we can out of what is left of Ukraine.
Putin was very rational. He responded to a drone attack on Moscow and an assassination attempt.
You're clueless as to what is going on aren't you?
Russia is in a position of strength and will dictate the outcome of the war.
Russia is in a position of strength and will dictate the outcome of the war.
Your words. No reason, for Putin to negotiate then. We will see soon, like two weeks. It’s going to hurt, and it’s going to last.
Yup. Also, NATO failed in their real goal which was to get Russia to show off all their toys, like the US did in “shock and awe”, so the Military Industrial complex could start to come up with counter measures for whatever they came up with. Well Russia did show one thing: A mid range hyper-sonic missile that the west has no answer for.
Hopefully, and unlike Obama, reality will probably intrude upon the bad "peacenik" advice he's getting.
Military Summary Channel
https://youtu.be/jNvlc-edisc
Facts on the ground.
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