Trump thought fawning over Putin would soften him up for tough negotiations, in which he might get a notable concession like a ceasefire. Which in turn might earn Trump a Nobel Piece Prize? Very unlikely even if Trump helped broker a ceasefire.
But Putin crushed Trump’s pipe dreams, w his psychotic obsession w “Greater Russia,” his nonsense that Ukraine is not really its own country by rights, and his voracious appetite for old Soviet dominions at any cost in blood and treasure. Trump let Putin upstage him, freeze him out of any concessions, and make him look small and insignificant on the world stage. Trump brought Putin back from international pariah status, as Bill’’s guest relates so well here, and the thanks Putin offered was a lesson in realpolitik that Trump seems too daft to comprehend. The deal for Trump was: You get nothing but a guy-in to your lies about the 2020 election, etc. I, Putin, get huge chunks of Ukraine, and eventually all of Ukraine.
Trump especially daft if he thinks Zelensky will sign on to this insanity. Perhaps only Europe can save Ukraine now. Trump won’t.
Trump thought fawning over Putin would soften him up for tough negotiations, in which he might get a notable concession like a ceasefire. Which in turn might earn Trump a Nobel Piece Prize? Very unlikely even if Trump helped broker a ceasefire.
But Putin crushed Trump’s pipe dreams, w his psychotic obsession w “Greater Russia,” his nonsense that Ukraine is not really its own country by rights, and his voracious appetite for old Soviet dominions at any cost in blood and treasure. Trump let Putin upstage him, freeze him out of any concessions, and make him look small and insignificant on the world stage. Trump brought Putin back from international pariah status, as Bill’’s guest relates so well here, and the thanks Putin offered was a lesson in realpolitik that Trump seems too daft to comprehend. The deal for Trump was: You get nothing but a guy-in to your lies about the 2020 election, etc. I, Putin, get huge chunks of Ukraine, and eventually all of Ukraine.
Trump especially daft if he thinks Zelensky will sign on to this insanity. Perhaps only Europe can save Ukraine now. Trump won’t.