I hope you're right, but I don't trust Trump who has a weird Putin fetish and has consistently trashed Zelenskyy publicly.
That is quite true until it isn't. It will take a loosening of Putin's grip on the media for it to happen. Could it happen?
Do you seriously believe Russia will turn round and say, yes of course we'll rebuild Mariupol at our own expense, and compensate all the inhabitants who were inconvenienced a bit? They will never admit culpability, and any 'peace' will also involve concessions to save their face.
No I didn't misread anything. You said they wouldn't agree unless forced to. That won't happen - the west will compromise. Sorry, but whatever 'peace' deal is ever agreed, it will look like utter shit to Ukraine.Did you misread what I wrote? I said they wouldn't agree, and you replied with 'do you seriously believe' they'll agree
But he didn't say he's going to cut Ukraine aid. He said 'probably', which may be a way to get Putin to the table.
I thought it interesting that Trump said "Putin has lost" . At first I thought this a positive statement for Ukraine (my emotions kicking in) but the more I think about it I'm far less sure. If Trump spins it as Russia lost 700k, therefore Putin lost, therefore Ukraine has won, therefore freeze the borders where they are..... that's the cynic in me that isn't convinced there's much meaning in the words.
You really don't like being contradicted, do you.
Or a loosening of the control over the media, might be the catalyst, the cause of change in Russia, and not the result. Putin may see the way the wind is blowing, and feel he has no option but to pander to the peaceniks. Or maybe someone else will do it for him. One effect might be to allow the propagandists a longer leash and generously allow the peasants to know a little more detail of the world around them.
Emotions are entirely understandable. We are all human. Well, you are. I'm not. I'm a Russian chatbot, employed to make you all feel better.
Yes, exactly.
Yes, I hope that's right, that there's some method in Trump's words. Would be nice if the words get referenced on Russian Propaganda channels (all of them) if only to deny.Emotions are entirely understandable. We are all human. Well, you are. I'm not. I'm a Russian chatbot, employed to make you all feel better.
But to prove that I'm not, that 700k of losses I thought was very interesting. I read it as Trump cranking up the pressure on Putin, for the reasons I've covered elsewhere. He also highlights 'Putin has lost' in the same colour as the 700,000. He links the two things, so that it is clear to the reader that the losses are Putin's losses. He caused them and they are his fault.
I think it is 'probably' significant.
The man Trump has put in charge of the Ukraine situation had said last year to congress that defeating Russia would be for the best as then they can focus on the real enemy which is China. Trump absolutely hates China, so it's not inconceivable that Trump has been talked into helping Ukraine.
