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Pototan

(3,212 posts)
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 04:26 AM Oct 2024

My theory of Trump, Putin and Ukraine

First off, I'd like to say that I have no evidence for my theory except my observation and public knowledge.

I think that Vladimer Putin and Donald Trump worked together in 2016 to help Trump get elected. Now, Trump sided with Putin in Helsinki against his own Intelligence agencies. If you remember, Trump had secret talks with Putin in which he had his own translator destroy his notes and had no one else in the room.

Here's my theory. Putin and Trump had agreed that after Trump wins the 2020 re-election, Russia would invade Ukraine. Trump would stand down and provide a wedge with NATO in order to disrupt any resistance. Putin had long had his eye on all of Ukraine and Trump held a grudge against Zelensky. Waiting until after the 2020 election would give them both 4 years to execute this plan.

Then, the unexpected Covid 19 virus struck the world. This disrupted everything. Trump sent testing kits to Putin. How could that have remained so secret if they didn't already have a line of confidential communications?

Then, Biden beat Trump and there goes the plan. Trump desperately tried to remain in power with the failed January 6, 2021, insurrection attempt. Putin figured Trump was done, as well as the rest of us. Putin already had his plan in place and pulled the trigger early in Biden's term. The rest is history.

Anyway, that's my theory of why Putin didn't invade Ukraine during Trump's term but did during Biden's.

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My theory of Trump, Putin and Ukraine (Original Post) Pototan Oct 2024 OP
It's plausible. Putin went ahead because he thought Ukraine would be a pushover. brush Oct 2024 #1
Adding to your theory... MartyTheGreek Oct 2024 #2
 

brush

(61,033 posts)
1. It's plausible. Putin went ahead because he thought Ukraine would be a pushover.
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 04:37 AM
Oct 2024

The pushover was his poorly prepared and supplied army. Ukraine farmers were hauling away Russian tanks out of fuel with their tractors.

MartyTheGreek

(733 posts)
2. Adding to your theory...
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 08:01 AM
Oct 2024

Last edited Tue Oct 15, 2024, 08:34 AM - Edit history (2)

-Putin saw the J-6 coup attempt and no immediate arrest of Trump and with the M$M perceived projection and division in the Country was Putin's green light to then invade Ukraine 13 months later in the Winter when the ground was hard again for tanks.

-Trump called Putin's invasion of Ukraine a brilliant plan within days of 2-22-22 when the invasion began.

-MAGA then tried to air Putin's propaganda that Ukraine was really Russia's in the first place and "why do I care about Ukraine" became FOX M$M mantra.

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