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Cont: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine part 9

Q: Will there be a peace agreement with Ukraine and Russia by next year?

TRUMP: Well, you'll have to ask Russia.

So much for ending he war.
 
Jack by the hedge said:
It's slightly encouraging that he's decided Putin is the problem.
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Well that's today, tomorrow Putin could say something nice to him, or he decides the Ukrainians aren't sucking up enough and its all change. That's the problem, there is no strategy here beyond 'look how great and powerful I am' from Trump. That's part of what makes him so terrifying as President.
 
Trump: "Zelenskyy, I will say, he wants to settle now. He's had enough. He shouldn't have allowed this to happen either. He's no angel. He shouldn't have allowed this war to happen. "Zelenskyy decided that 'I want to fight.'"
 
He had the misfortune to stand up to Putin at a time when Trump still had Putin on his great-guy-unlimited-praise list.

Now Putin's on the terrible-guy-I-always-knew-he-was-a-loser list things may improve a bit, but Zelensky's having done something Trump didn't like at the time is not pardonable (unlike almost any actual crime).
 
Trump: "We want to see OPEC cut the price of oil, and that will automatically stop the tragedy that's taking place in Ukraine."
 
A Facebook friend who does contract work which is funded by US-AID (the United States Agency for International Development) and the WHO has been told that the US Government has told them to stop all work in Ukraine immediately.

Not sure if that is simply cost-savings or an indication of future policy regarding Ukraine.
 
zooterkin said:
A Facebook friend who does contract work which is funded by US-AID (the United States Agency for International Development) and the WHO has been told that the US Government has told them to stop all work in Ukraine immediately.

Not sure if that is simply cost-savings or an indication of future policy regarding Ukraine.
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What's a Facebook friend, and do you have anything closer to a primary source?

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ETA: I found an article that sheds more light on the subject. It seems *all* such government spending has been put on hold by the new administration, pending review for compatibility with the administration's goals and priorities.

So it's entirely cost savings at this stage (or "cost savings" if you're a hater). But at some point the question of whether to resume spending specifically on Ukraine will come up. Or should come up. We'll see.

I've seen other headlines suggesting that Trump has already been giving Putin the brush-off re: Ukraine.
 
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Last year, it was becoming clear Ukraine was gaining the upper hand, and then, speaking of hands, the Republicans decided to sit on theirs for an extended period when Ukraine could really use some more of those American made bullets we were supplying them with, and before you know it that upper hand was effectively neutralized, and it's looking like here we are again.
Even now Putin's trying to regain Trump's favor by saying the war would have never happened had Biden not 'stolen the election from Trump'. I'm not sure how the logic of that's supposed to work, but we all know logic isn't one of Putin or Trumps strong suits.
 
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Mike! said:
Even now Putin's trying to regain Trump's favor by saying the war would have never happened had Biden not 'stolen the election from Trump'. I'm not sure how the logic of that's supposed to work, but we all know logic isn't one of Putin or Trumps strong suits.
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The logic works in the sense that it doesn’t matter if it is true or not, but Trump may feel flattered enough to force Ukraine to accept more humiliating terms than otherwise.
 
arthwollipot said:
Some of us have, you know, social lives, and have conversations with other people we know. Sounds weird, I know, but it's true.
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I mean is it a person you know, that you stay in touch with via Facebook? Or is it an entirely online acquaintance of an acquaintance? Or is it an entirely online acquaintance who crossed your path thanks to the Algorithm, and friended out of some degree of shared interest?

And I have plenty of social life. I'm down the pub, indulging in some real human interaction with my friends and neighbors, right now.

What I'm less prone to is online parasocial relationships. And I'm predictably cynical about narratives that begin "someone on Facebook told me that someone told them..."

Also, are you okay? You seem somewhat less civil and more given to personalization than you usually are, these days.
 
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