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CE's avatar

Trump WILL get his three-way handshake, but two of those hands will belong to Vladimir Putin.

Kathleen Weber's avatar

Putin's opening demands have been clear for over two years. There hasn't been a single bit of progress on Ukraine since the war began. Nor should there be. The only appropriate end for this war is Russia leaving Ukraine.

Kelly Grey's avatar

You don’t negotiate with Putin. Former ambassadors & state department employees will tell you that. You also can’t trust him.

Robert Lindsley's avatar

Could the very sudden shift of Trump’s promise to be tough on Russia to his accepting Putin’s position be a reaction to what Vlad told him during their private ride in his limo (which one report said his staff tried to prevent)? Did the name Epstein come up?

Rosemary Ford's avatar

Ukraine has been &%#*ed over by three Democrats—Clinton (regrets, he has a few), Obama (there were a lot of Russian speakers in Crimea) & Biden (minor incursion). As the song goes, “the only way is up.”

DerekF's avatar

It is no secret that flattery will get you everywhere with DJT. Not only does he know that this is what people do to ingratiate themselves with him, he welcomes and encourages it. It is impossible for him to imagine that the praise and plaudits would be insincere; after all, he deserves every bit of praise. Just as he deserved an Oscar (for which he was snubbed in Home Alone 2) and an Emmy for "The Apprentice".

William m Gaffney's avatar

What no cheeseburger with ketchup and fries

This is the real reason he walked away

DocOnTheRange's avatar

Diplomacy has always involved flattery and such, I just don’t remember it being so open and fake in modern times

menehune's avatar

ALOHA..... TRUMP .G.O.P. guardians of pedophilics...“Silence and fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought. Instead of silence and fear, let this moment fuel the fire that already burns at the heart of this place. A fire of righteous indignation at abuses of power. WELA KA HAO.... GOP LAPUWALE....HIS SH*TTY ARSE HOLE. TRING TO GET WHAT HE DID NOT EARN.

Donna N's avatar

Thank you for your reporting

Patty S.'s avatar

An exercise in DONFOOLERY.

chrisattack's avatar

Word of the day: "Team Sport".