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In reply to the discussion: What Putin has on Trump? [View all]at140
(6,110 posts)38. 4 facts make that hypothesis questionable........
1. Trump has given cart Blanche to oil drilling and fracking and natural gas extraction in USA. This has caused oil and natural gas prices to stay very low historically. Russia's main source of income is selling oil & gas.
2. Trump gave military weapons to Ukraine which is arch-enemy of Russia.
3. Trump gave air defense weapons to Poland. Who is Poland afraid of? Russia!
4. Trump has increased sanctions on Russia, not reduced them as a favor to Putin.
But to counter above points, Trump does seem to be chummy with Putin every time those 2 are together.
My hypothesis is Trump likes dictators. But he certainly has not made life for Putin any easier.
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Whoa...Volker: "is there some GRAND BARGAIN with Russia where we throw Ukraine under the bus."
Mersky
Nov 2019
#36
Both, plus Putin has the hacked emails from the RNC, just to keep the Republicans in fear of
Meadowoak
Nov 2019
#5
I'll go with number 1, along with a little of number 2 (Miss Universe, not teen universe).
Texin
Nov 2019
#20