Posted on 09/03/2025 9:18:50 AM PDT by McGruff
Speaking in China at the end of a visit there, Putin said that he perceived "a certain light at the end of the tunnel" given what he said were sincere efforts by the United States to find a settlement to Europe's biggest land war since World War Two.
"It seems to me that if common sense prevails, it will be possible to agree on an acceptable solution to end this conflict. That is my assumption," he told reporters in Beijing.
"Especially since we can see the mood of the current U.S. administration under President Trump, and we see not just their statements, but their sincere desire to find this solution.
"And I think there is a certain light at the end of the tunnel. Let's see how the situation develops. If not, then we will have to resolve all the tasks before us by force of arms."
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*yawn*
Putin empty threats are getting stale.
Massive sanctions NOW!
Putin is trying to buy more time by looking “reasonable”
Strong parallels to Munich 1938. Hitler never wanted peace, but he got his way via strong arming weak leaders at Munich.
You don’t need to listen to what Putin say only what he does.
Vlad has the unique power to end the war by the simple expedient of removing his army from Ukraine.
But he doesn’t do this.
Because he wants war. The real “warmonger” in this horrid situation is the dictator leading the illegitimate regime in Moscow.
Kyiv in 3 days!
LOL. I guess a million Ukraine casualties, destroyed electrical grid, industry in total ruins, and half the population of Ukraine dispersed were just more "empty threats."
So when does the real destruction begin?
Donetsk by October!
Putin stronk like Xi!
He doesn’t have the authority according to the courts. Secondary tariffs and sanctions can’t be done by the President. So says the courts. He either has the power or he doesn’t. This is a Congress problem Trump should veto it though, and tell Johnson he will primary him if he brings it to the floor. Trump plays too nice with Congress
Putin claims Ukraine should give up Donetsk because Russia will conquer region by October
Russian leader Vladimir Putin reportedly told President Trump his forces could conquer the long-sought-after Donetsk region by October if Ukraine didn’t give up the land as part of a peace deal — but Kyiv and US observers point out that the Kremlin has failed to take it for more than a decade.
Talk is cheap when it comes to Vlad the Invader.
No better with Little z.
Lets see what both actually do to prevent the ‘little people’ from dying.
By next February, the war will have lasted longer than the "Great Patriotic War."
Yes, he’s talking nice about Trump but the president is getting very impatient with what appears to be Putin playing games, saying he’s “very disappointed” in Vlad, emphazing it.
Something will give here soon, knowing Trump who doesn’t like to be played for a fool. Putin appears to be in it for conquest of at least the eastern part of Ukraine, until the bitter end, and he may want more. He won’t back down, imo.
Putin will have spent more time fighting Ukraine than Stalin spent fighting Germany.
Putin doesn’t want war.
He wants Ukraine.
He just doesn’t care if he has to use war to get it.
What’s Pooty Poo gonna do? Send in the Red Chinese army? He don’t have a military that can whip the Ukraine.
“I have no idea why that li’l fella wants the ethnic Russian region.”
Why did the Czechs want Sudetan?
L
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