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Transactional Donald sells out Ukraine [1]
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Date: 2025-02-24
Donald correctly calls Emmanuel Macron the President of France, but he deliberately calls Trudeau the Governor of Canada.
Has Trump completely lost it about Canada already being the 51st state? Is he trying to be funny, or is he living in his own alternate reality? I think it's the latter. People have done diaries and commented on mine about Donald having become the Mad King, like King George III of England.
He certainly crossed the line when he quoted Napoleon Bonaparte, saying, "He who saves his Country does not violate any Law."
He really does have to be a radical-right lunatic when he says about the Ukraine War, "Which would never have happened if I was President."
Trump is still after Ukraine's "Critical Minerals and Rare-Earths." Only this will pay us back for all that we have sacrificed to keep Ukraine alive. We haven't sacrificed anything. We did it to keep Putin from marching across Europe, like Hitler. Our own best interests. Not a single U.S. soldier was sent into the conflict.
"Economic Partnership." It's called blackmail. Since you've already sold out Ukraine, why don't you just add to the pile-on, let Ukraine fall to Putin, and then take the minerals? You probably haven't figured out that Putin is playing you like a violin and will take the minerals for himself, and you won't do anything because, as Krasnov, you're a Russian asset. Even if you're not Krasnov, you're a Russian asset.
"... helping Ukraine's economy grow." How are we going to do that if all we do is steal their minerals? We don't need to recoup any of the military equipment, or the money we gave them, which isn't all that much. We've provided total support of $175 billion, but only $106 billion is direct to Ukraine. The rest pays our own industries to make the war materials we've been sending to them. Their economy is down 25% since 2021, but increasing. The people of Ukraine are doing the work, partly with our help, but mostly by Europe. It's hard to understand how they are doing as well as they are with Russia's constant attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure, especially electricity distribution.
Trump thinks the war is going to come to an end because of his involvement. The last negotiations he did was with the Taliban, and that created the disastrous pullout in Afghanistan. It was actually a secret deal. Letting out 5,000 Taliban prisoners left them in a strong military posture to take over the country. So, Trump negotiates with the enemy, leaving out the actual government of the country. That's exactly what he's doing here by negotiating with Putin without Ukraine having a say.
"I am in serious discussions with President Vladimir Putin of Russia concerning the ending of the War." You're just talking to Putin while ignoring Zelensky. Putin is in charge. You just think you are.
"... major Economic Development transactions which will take place between the United States and Russia. Talks are proceeding very well!"
Economic Development transactions. Trump is going to get his hotel in Moscow. Finally. He would throw his mother under the bus for a hotel in Moscow. He's been working on it since 1987.
When he says Economic Development, he's saying that we're going to remove all the restrictions and sanctions against Russia if all they do is stop fighting, but still retain the 20% of Ukraine territory that they have. Crimea isn't even in the equation.
JD Vance and Hegseth have already told Ukraine it's all their fault. Zelensky says he'd give up his presidency if it means Ukraine gets into NATO. That would mean all of Europe fighting Russia. It would have to be now, not a promise for later. Later would literally be too late, as Russia would still take over Ukraine.
Transactional Donald keeps thinking this is a game he can play. But he's the football, not the quarterback. Putin is the referee, and Zelensky ... Zelensky is ready to throw a Hail Mary to save his country.
After three years of conflict, the people of Ukraine deserve better than Donald Trump negotiating on Putin's behalf, not theirs. If the United States is not going to stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine, it's time for Europe to take over completely and show Trump to be a fool.
The G7 is Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States with European Union represented as well. Russia used to be in there, but were kicked out for taking Crimea in 2014.
Germany is going far right, almost Nazi in nature. Italy is going fascist. I'm not sure where this leaves them, as Nazis and fascists normally hate and go to war with communists.
Trump suckered Macron into a thumbs up photo op.
Looks like Donald has been sucking his.
Ukraine deserves better than Donald Trump.
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