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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,697 posts)
Mon May 19, 2025, 12:05 PM May 2025

Trump begs Putin to stop war in Ukraine

Trump and Putin hold high-stakes phone call over war in Ukraine

A high-stakes phone call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is underway, as the White House continues its push for an end to Moscow's 3-year-old invasion of Ukraine after last week's peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey.

"The subjects of the call will be, stopping the 'bloodbath' that is killing, on average, more than 5,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers a week, and trade," Trump wrote in a post to his conservative social media website on Saturday.

"I will then be speaking to President Zelenskyy of Ukraine and then, with President Zelenskyy, various members of NATO," Trump added.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at Monday morning's briefing the public can expect to hear from President Trump or the White House following the calls.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-ask-putin-stop-bloodbath-080607339.html
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Trump begs Putin to stop war in Ukraine (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 OP
Because Biden never said "pretty please" BeyondGeography May 2025 #1
Ah yes groveling newdeal2 May 2025 #5
That'll work. Progressive dog May 2025 #2
Ah yes, the war he was to end before he even took office. Xavier Breath May 2025 #3
Krasnov is useless to Ukraine and NATO. GoodRaisin May 2025 #4
This would be funny if the Turd wasn't actually the president. LS0999 May 2025 #6

GoodRaisin

(10,922 posts)
4. Krasnov is useless to Ukraine and NATO.
Mon May 19, 2025, 12:19 PM
May 2025

He long ago capitulated to Putin. As he likes to put it, he “has no cards”.

LS0999

(280 posts)
6. This would be funny if the Turd wasn't actually the president.
Mon May 19, 2025, 12:32 PM
May 2025

Are more people finally starting to understand that Trump was full of shit?

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