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Buddyzbuddy

(2,778 posts)
9. Reasons Putin feels emboldened
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 03:00 PM
Apr 17

1. The Felon has "temporarily" suspended sanctions against Russia on the sale of oil to ease the shortage of oil caused by the Felon's unprovoked war with Iran started by Netanyahu.

2. The Felon has threatened to leave NATO and not come to their defense in response to them not helping to fight a war he and Netanyahu started.

3.Jet fuel is running low in the U.K. and Europe.

4.The Felon has threatened to withhold already promised and contracted delivery of missiles and military equipment to the U.K. and Europe to make up for the depletion of our own supplies used to bomb Iran.

5. Orban lost which means one less strategic puppet for Putin to use.

6. Putin's puppet in the U.S. is losing his support and the elections are months away, which means he won't be able to count on future help from the Felon.

7. The war in Iran has only further established, Iran as the gate keeper of the strait of Hormuz which controls oil shipments.

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FAFO Putin beatch... wcmagumba Apr 17 #1
After Trump gave Russia a lifeline by removing sanctions on their oil, Putin has the money to keep the war going. Lonestarblue Apr 17 #2
Yeah, Trump's whole blue-wave Apr 17 #16
With Orban out of the way, the threat of Ukraine joining NATO and EU is more real for Russia so .... ChicagoTeamster Apr 17 #3
Obviously Putin does not understand hypocrisy.... OGBuzz Apr 17 #4
Exactly.. Any help that works for ruzzia is ok but god forbid Ukraine gets help from the west. mitch96 Apr 17 #6
Yup. Also, a number of Russian drones rely on components produced in the West Emrys Apr 17 #12
Russia is full of shit. They are having a hard enough time fighting little ol' Ukraine. If they attacked any member of Martin68 Apr 17 #5
Russia got nukes manicdem Apr 17 #11
The UK and France have nukes, so that's not a logical argument Emrys Apr 17 #13
Very doubtful. France has nukes, and they all have powerful offensive capabilities. the fact that they can't count on Martin68 Apr 17 #17
But remember blue-wave Apr 17 #15
Fuck around and try it, you evil homunculus. LudwigPastorius Apr 17 #7
It works both ways, Puto JoseBalow Apr 17 #8
Reasons Putin feels emboldened Buddyzbuddy Apr 17 #9
As the felon offers evermore lucrative gifts of aid and comfort to Putin... pat_k Apr 17 #10
Yes, we need to out hustle and blue-wave Apr 17 #14
Peskov had a few too many shots of that pickled vodka fujiyamasan Apr 18 #18
France and the UK have nukes, Bayard Apr 18 #19
That's exactly what blue-wave Apr 18 #20
Go ahead, rooty poot Mysterian Apr 18 #21
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