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Jrose

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Mon Aug 18, 2025, 10:26 AM Aug 2025

"Trump isn't fighting for peace in Ukraine, he's managing Russia's victory" [View all]

Comment | "Trump isn’t fighting for peace in Ukraine, he’s managing Russia’s victory - and Europe is worried
No higher delegation of European leaders has ever assembled for a mission of such extraordinary importance - talks with an American president who now wholly represents the interests of Russia.

"Donald Trump has represented Russia’s strategic interests against Ukraine, Europe, and arguably his own country, consistently since his inauguration this year.
He will be speaking the Kremlin’s mind when he meets Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval office. And he will be rehearsing Putin’s talking points when he meets the assembled European leaders later."

(By The Independent’s world affairs editor, Sam Kiley)

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-zelensky-meeting-ukraine-putin-europe-peace-b2809436.html

Allies of democracy vs. aiders and bettors of dictatorships will be clearly displayed at the DC meeting between DJT's team and Zelensky's team today.

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Trump and Witkoff's "Land Swaps for Peace" are just telling Ukraine they have to surrender 25% of its Botany Aug 2025 #1
Land swaps for peace means no Nobel Peace Prize. House of Roberts Aug 2025 #2
Putin gave his troops Viagra so they could use rape as a weapon on the citizens of Ukraine and Botany Aug 2025 #3
That is too good for him Hornedfrog2000 Aug 2025 #9
Not necessarily in that order. n/t LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2025 #17
Desperate Putin can't win on his own, wants Felon and the US to be part of his arsenal Attilatheblond Aug 2025 #4
What about the stories of Russian soldiers quitting and defecting to Ukraine? FakeNoose Aug 2025 #7
You sure that was real? Hornedfrog2000 Aug 2025 #10
Uh, yeah... FakeNoose Aug 2025 #12
Does anyone still doubt that he is not a Russian asset... kentuck Aug 2025 #5
One take - Russia is now winning the Cold war karynnj Aug 2025 #6
They already have destroyed us Hornedfrog2000 Aug 2025 #11
He is in debt to Putin. Emile Aug 2025 #8
Maybe it was just a misunderstanding FakeNoose Aug 2025 #13
Of course. Trump is a traitor to democracy mdbl Aug 2025 #14
yup Skittles Aug 2025 #15
Putin and trump have unified the western nations against them Torchlight Aug 2025 #16
k&r bigtree Aug 2025 #18
We need a Democrat back in power tout suite to kick-start this war back into gear Seeking Serenity Aug 2025 #19
He is a Putin puppet... Dem4life1970 Aug 2025 #20
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