Didn't the fuhrer promise an end to the war within 24 hours?
Has it been 24 hours yet?
Our friend Putin isn't playing the fuhrer for a fool is he?
topspin · 6h ago
In Trump Brain, everything is personal. Putin has, indeed, played Trump, and done that the only way possible; by treating Trump as a peer and showing him respect over many years. However, Putin has a war to prosecute, and his own survival depends on it. When Putin launched this recent long range attack on Ukrainian cities while simultaneously pretending to negotiate a Trump mediated cease fire, Trump saw this as a personal insult: in Trump Brain, his personal buddy Putin is supposed to be helping Trump, not doing "crazy" (Trump's words) things like escalating conflict.
The effect of insulting Trump was immediate: Trump has lifted all range restrictions on long range Western weapons. A major escalation. Ukraine can how hit high value targets inside Russia with precision weapons that Russia can't effectively defend against. This will be quite devastating because Russia's Potemkin "military" is incapable of anticipating consequences, so there are lots of juicy targets to devastate until Russia figures this out.
Don't be surprised if, in the near future, maybe the next few days, the $300-ish billion in Western held Russian foreign reserves gets looted to fund Ukraine arms. If Putin keeps pissing off Trump, that will finally happen. Trump would certainly enjoy filling US defense contractor pockets with Russian money.
Has it been 24 hours yet?
Our friend Putin isn't playing the fuhrer for a fool is he?
The effect of insulting Trump was immediate: Trump has lifted all range restrictions on long range Western weapons. A major escalation. Ukraine can how hit high value targets inside Russia with precision weapons that Russia can't effectively defend against. This will be quite devastating because Russia's Potemkin "military" is incapable of anticipating consequences, so there are lots of juicy targets to devastate until Russia figures this out.
Don't be surprised if, in the near future, maybe the next few days, the $300-ish billion in Western held Russian foreign reserves gets looted to fund Ukraine arms. If Putin keeps pissing off Trump, that will finally happen. Trump would certainly enjoy filling US defense contractor pockets with Russian money.