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Wiz Imp

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2. WSJ chief foreign affairs correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov nailed how it probably went.
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 01:00 PM
Aug 2025
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/wall-street-journal-correspondent-delivers-brutal-summary-of-trump-putin-summit/ar-AA1KFSH3?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=92d427329e25411f970eb74cadcb72bc&ei=11

Sharing a screengrab of Trump’s post-summit social media take, Trofimov tweeted out a mocking skit that had Putin resisting Trump’s threats before the president finally just gives up, while calling the meeting a “very successful day”:

Trump: Vladimir, stop the killing!

Putin: Nyet!

Trump: I want a ceasefire.

Putin: Nyet!

Trump: Ceasefire in two weeks or I will impose sanctions!

Putin: Let’s meet.

Trump: Ok, no sanctions until the meeting.

Putin in Alaska: Nyet. No ceasefire. I still have the same demands as in 2022.

Trump: Oh well, let’s forget about a ceasefire — or sanctions. It was a great and very successful day.

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