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[–] Maggoty 6 points 14 hours ago

It would just be absolutely hilarious, in the darkest way if Trump turned out to be the most progressive leader we've had since FDR. Like the universe is giving Monty Python energy.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

ooh, sanctioning Russia to force them to stop their attack! That's such a new and great idea!!
I wonder why the US and EU hadn't thought of that, before very stable genius Trump came up with it.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You know, even if it's the exact same shit, I'll take it. Just feeding Ukraine to Russia was on the table.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

My point is: All the western states have already been sanctioning Russia for years now.

[–] dogslayeggs 1 points 5 hours ago

I think what that person is saying is: even if Trump tries (and fails) by doing the same shit that's already been tried and failed, that is STILL better than what Trump hinted at doing, which is feeding Ukraine to the wolves.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 23 hours ago

Everyone already understood that, my dude.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

It's news because everyone assumed he would just stop sending stuff to Ukraine and saying Russia, you get whatever you want to claim.

[–] gAlienLifeform 6 points 1 day ago

Bold of you to assume Trump will do what ~~he says~~ anonymous sources say he will

[–] Chainweasel 37 points 1 day ago
[–] mercano 9 points 1 day ago

Trump said he’d end the war in a day. If it’s not over by Tuesday, I may start thinking he wasn’t being honest.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago

Let me guess, it's a "sanctions plan" that contains weaker sanctions than are already being applied.

[–] T00l_shed 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just tell russia to fuck off right out of Ukraine.

[–] FlyingSquid 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's not what Trump's bosses, Musk and Putin, want.

[–] T00l_shed 7 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

They're going to pressure Moscow by... pressuring Ukraine via cold-turkey aid shutoff lol

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’d expect him to put Ukraine on a silver platter and hand it over to Putin, but if he’s able to get Russia to fuck off from Ukraine then yay, i guess.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I suppose it might be that first term he wasnt expected to win, so the only one with any sway was Putin, the Saudis, the MAGA nutjobs and other outside influence.

At this point though corporate US knows how to manipulate him, so I hope a more Dubya / Raegan style presidency is in order. Which are still disasters, but less so Trump 1.0

[–] gAlienLifeform 6 points 1 day ago

Advisers to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump are developing a comprehensive sanctions strategy aimed at facilitating a diplomatic resolution to the Russia-Ukraine war, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 16, citing anonymous sources familiar with the discussions.

Alternative headline, "People in Trump's administration who are slightly less beholden to Russia than he is float trial balloon that Donald will slap down with a tweet when he cares enough to even say anything about it"