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Trump Says Russia, Iran In 'Weakened State,' Calls On Putin To Make Ukraine Deal (www.rferl.org)

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President-elect Donald Trump said Russia and Iran are in a "weakened state" and called on Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to end the nearly three-year war in Ukraine.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So that was his big plan he refused to share? Tell Putin to make a deal? This man-child is a damn clown

[–] ForgotAboutDre 16 points 1 week ago

His plan was to force Ukraine to agree to the terms Russia sets and loudly proclaim that he did the best deal and made it all happen. Reality doesn’t matter to his supporters.

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 12 points 1 week ago

Trump bargaining away someone else’s country for them?

[–] athairmor 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’d be funny if Trump turns on Putin and then Putin exacts revenge. Pure fantasy, I’m sure but, hey, more fucked up things have happened.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

For Putin, Trump being unpredictable was a win as he still undermined the USA, when Russia's interests weren't involved. However, in Russian matters, he would want control over his puppet. As Republicans have found, Trump isn't that controllable. It could well backfire for Putin. The fact that Putin seemed to control him first time round, means likely there is some konpromat or debt. Does Trump still care?