Posted on 07/14/2025 7:59:24 PM PDT by Mariner
US President Donald Trump told Russia on Monday to end its Ukraine war within 50 days or face massive new economic sanctions as he laid out plans for new infusions of weaponry for Kyiv via NATO.
Trump said he was "very, very unhappy" with Vladimir Putin, underlining his insistence that his patience had finally snapped with the Russian leader's refusal to end his three-year-old invasion of Ukraine.
"We're going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days, tariffs at about 100 percent," Trump said during an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
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The DC/London axis ran into an actual red line. And they simply cannot believe that charm, bluster, anger, threats and flattery will not get them to acquiesce to our terms at their expense.
Bottom line, our side is broke, losing, and we desperately wants to stop the fighting so we can start the “Blackrock rebuilds Ukraine” phase and start screwing with China.
I’ll check in in September and see how it looks.
If you’re under the delusion that POTUS will order US Forces to strike Russia (or Russian forces in Ukraine), you need to call your doctor and have him check your meds.
That will NEVER happen.
Never.
It would be the end of the world.
As far as I know, Russia is still supplying the US nuclear industry with about 30% of its enriched uranium, with payments made via specific non-sanctioned channels. I think Fed.gov has mandated it finally be cut off by 2028
I’m just saying Trump may have something equally unexpected in mind.
Watch Day 51.
90% of our prescription drugs are imported. Mostly from China. And then look at rare earths, solar panels, everything at Walmart etc... the list goes on.
Total imports fro Russia in 2024 were $3.4B.
$1.3B was fertilizer, and another $800M was “metals”.
There was also some wood products and various sundries.
“I’m just saying Trump may have something equally unexpected in mind.”
Maybe.
But short of military intervention, nothing impactful.
“Didn’t you say that we could MATERIALIZE weapons out of thin air, so we never had to worry about about inventories and could keep sending weapons to Ukraine for the next 100 years? “
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Here is my answer to that (and more on the subject), as posted to Mariner on another thread:
Well, the U.S. Department of Defense has explicitly stated that transfers under the Presidential Drawdown Authority are strategically managed and monitored to avoid critical gaps in U.S. readiness.
In May 2023, the Pentagon began accelerating replenishment contracts to rebuild stocks with newer and more advanced systems — often better than those sent abroad. Example:
U.S. sent old HAWK and Stinger systems to Ukraine, but is now ramping up production of newer systems (e.g., NASAMS, Patriot upgrades, modern HIMARS).
Multiple NATO countries have already jointly negotiated large-scale contracts to replenish and expand their own stocks. Just a few examples:
In 2023, Germany and other NATO members invested billions through the European Sky Shield Initiative.
The EU created a joint munitions procurement program with €2 billion in funding for 155mm shells.
The UK and France have their own missile and shell production contracts already underway, with deliveries ongoing since 2023.
IMPORTANT:
Presidential Drawdown Authority is temporary and flexible
Congress has capped and approved PDA transfers — currently at $4 billion I believe for FY2025. It’s not a secret backdoor or unchecked power.
PDA is also not the only aid mechanism. The U.S. is now using more of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) — a procurement-based aid system that doesn’t come from existing stocks.
MOST IMPORTANTLY:
Production bottlenecks are being addressed GLOBALLY !!
Yes, there were delays — but they’ve been acknowledged and addressed.
Artillery and missile production in the U.S., EU, and UK is now at Cold War-era levels, with new factories and shifts working around the clock.
THUS:
The “ELEPHANT” in the room... has been addressed and resolved through coordinated action, investment, and procurement reform.
Trump will now rearm Europe (combined with EU production) just as I said he would endlessly here on FR.
Trump is making the US / EU Military Industrial Complex Great Again!
Good for the American and EU worker.
In 50 days they will be about five miles west of where they are now.
True. We didn't leave Trump, he left us. He probably thinks like this as far as we are concerned.:
"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?
The Russians are flying much of their goods to avoid the tariffs....seems to be working.
Trump did not leave me.
ForeverWar MIC money win..
So, you think we’re going to bomb Moscow?
Only 50 days huh?
And that’s exactly what Trump is referring to, secondary tariffs on countries that buy oil from Russia (primarily China and India). Both countries are anxious for a trade deal with us, so secondary tariffs on theem would have teeth.
No they don’t care about a trade deal with us, they are moving on.
Most of our drugs are from China and India. I buy what I need direct from India with no prescription needed and delivered to my door.
Price of fertilizer lately is sky high - it's unreal what stuff made from p|$$ and $hit costs now. It's a big part of the reason produce is no longer cheap and steak is between 18-40 dollars per pound.
Trump's policies of higher tariffs (which I've largely supported), higher wages, higher sanctions, higher labor costs and higher deficit spending *all put upward pressure on prices. Inflation in many sectors has been been mostly bearable thus far, but gotta wonder how long gravity can be defied.
It will take years to replenish arms and munitions for the U.S.
Example we only produce 500 Patriot missiles a year, that would last maybe a month in Ukraine or Israel.
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