The Kremlin’s Payoff? Russia Prepares 'Hooks' to Buy Off Trump
And a Trump Tower in Moscow: Here We Go Again...
In less than 100 days since his return to power, Donald Trump has done more to advance Russian interests than decades of Kremlin operations—dating back to the KGB era—could ever achieve. Now, almost three months into his second term, he’s not just continuing the damage—he’s accelerating it, handing Vladimir Putin everything he’s ever wanted, and more.
The record is staggering. Trump and Vance ambushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, kicked him out, and temporarily froze military aid and intelligence sharing, giving Russia a strategic edge on the battlefield. He followed it up with a smear campaign portraying Ukraine as the “obstacle” to peace—even as Russia wages a genocidal war, bombing civilian homes, targeting hospitals and schools, and committing war crimes with impunity. Just weeks ago, Russian missiles killed children on a playground, and on Palm Sunday, they massacred churchgoers on their way to Church.
Trump didn’t just echo Kremlin propaganda—he legitimized it from the Oval Office.
What Trump Has Already Given Russia
In his first term, Trump softened sanctions, attacked U.S. intelligence agencies, and undermined NATO. In his second term, he’s back at it—only faster and more aggressive.
Trump continues to call NATO “obsolete” and openly questions Article 5, the very backbone of collective defense. He has repeatedly threatened military action against Canada, a founding NATO ally, and continues pushing the illegal seizure of Greenland by force. He’s strained ties with European partners, pressured Germany to pay up or face troop withdrawals, and reignited talk of pulling the U.S. out of NATO altogether.
His regime has also shuttered cyber-defense collaborations, gutted the sanctions enforcement and the foreign interference task force, weakened U.S. Cyber Command, and hollowed out USAID—the agency vital to countering Russian influence and supporting democratic resilience worldwide. The list of gifts to Russia is very long—and I’ll write a separate post on it.
The result: Western defenses are fractured, and Moscow is exploiting the chaos.
A Kremlin Payoff, Wrapped in Gold
With Trump back in control, the Kremlin is preparing its package to seal the deal.
According to a report from The Moscow Times, Russian state-owned companies have been ordered to prepare a suite of economic incentives designed to lock in a “grand deal” with Trump:
Joint rare earth and aluminum mining ventures
A $15 billion energy-metallurgy complex in Eastern Siberia
Access for U.S. oil firms to return to Russian energy projects
And most symbolically, the resurrection of Trump Tower Moscow
In exchange, Trump is expected to scale back U.S. support for Ukraine, pressure Kyiv into a territorial surrender, and recognize Russia’s genocidal land grabs as legitimate—all while branding it a “peace deal.”
The cost? The betrayal of Ukraine—and the endangerment of both European and American national security.
Trump Tower Moscow: The Prize He’s Always Wanted—Or Cover for Something More?
Back in 1987, Trump was lured to Moscow by the KGB under the guise of a Trump Tower deal. Shortly after returning to the U.S., he ran full-page ads in major newspapers attacking America’s allies and echoing Soviet propaganda.
Check out Craig’s timeline for more on the 1987 trip…
In 1996, Trump made a second trip to Russia—an “exploratory visit” where he registered his trademark, pitched a $250 million investment in luxury condos, and scouted sites near a former Soviet Olympic stadium. At a press conference, he gushed, “I’ve seen cities all over the world, but I’ve never been as impressed with the potential of a city as I have been with Moscow.” The project never got off the ground, but the trip laid more crucial groundwork.
In the mid-2000s, Trump entered talks for a Trump Tower project with Pavel Fuks, a Ukrainian-Russian mobster and known collaborator of Russian intelligence. Fuks was linked to Viktor Yanukovych, the Kremlin-puppet Ukrainian president who was ousted, fled the country during the 2014 revolution, found guilty of treason, and lives under the protection of Russia’s security services. Though the tower project never materialized, Fuks would resurface during Trump’s 2016 inauguration, seeking access to power and positioning himself alongside figures in Trump’s circle.
By 2013, Trump was back in Moscow for the Miss Universe pageant, once again reviving the Trump Tower Moscow project—this time with oligarch Aras Agalarov, a close Putin ally. The event doubled as a spectacle and a strategizing session, drawing Trump deeper into the orbit of Russia’s elite.
Then, in 2015, while running for president, Trump signed a letter of intent to build the tower—a massive project that would have required Kremlin approval and financing from a sanctioned Russian bank. Yet he repeatedly denied having any business ties to Russia, despite decades of being financially propped up by Russian mafia figures and Kremlin-linked businessmen. All the while, the deal—and its Kremlin backchannels—quietly advanced behind the scenes.
The deal ultimately collapsed under scrutiny. But the obsession never went away.
Yes, Trump would love a gold-plated vanity tower in the heart of Moscow. But the repeated efforts, the shady players, and the timing raise deeper questions: Were these deals just ego-driven—or did they also provide cover for intelligence contacts, covert financial transfers, and kompromat operations?
Now, with Trump back in the White House, the Kremlin seems to be ready to give him his long-awaited prize—in exchange for the surrender of Ukraine, the weakening of NATO, and the erosion of America’s global power.
The Shadow Dealmakers: Witkoff and Moscow’s Inner Circle
At the center of all this is Steve Witkoff—not negotiating peace, but running cover for Putin. As Trump’s handpicked envoy, Witkoff has inserted himself into the sham “negotiations” that sideline Ukraine and European allies, while amplifying Russia’s demands and echoing Kremlin propaganda.
What was once done covertly during Trump’s first term is now unfolding in plain sight—proof of how emboldened both the Kremlin and Trump have become.
In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Witkoff repeated Kremlin talking points verbatim—claiming eastern Ukraine “wants to be under Russian rule” and suggesting Zelenskyy might not “survive politically” if he acknowledged Russian control over occupied territory. He even bragged about Putin commissioning a portrait of Trump, treating it like diplomacy instead of what it is: a symbol of obedience.
This week, Witkoff is heading back to Russia for his fourth closed-door meeting with Vladimir Putin.
“We are expecting him,” confirmed Putin aide Yuri Ushakov in a statement to the Kremlin-aligned Interfax news agency.
Witkoff’s last visit, just weeks ago, ended in staged photo-ops and a whitewashing of Russia’s genocide and war crimes during a spectacle in St. Petersburg. Shortly after, Russia launched missiles at a playground in Zelenskyy’s hometown, killing 19 people—including nine children.
I’ll repeat it again and again: Witkoff isn’t there to broker compromise—he’s there to help Russia force Ukraine to surrender. While Russia sends senior FSB officers to the table, the U.S. is represented by a real estate developer chasing influence, profit, and Putin’s approval.
And it’s no coincidence that Witkoff’s business partner is Len Blavatnik—Putin’s longtime money man, with deep ties to Russian security services, who has been laundering the Kremlin’s agenda into elite Western institutions—one donation at a time.
It’s also no coincidence that Kirill Dmitriev—the Kremlin’s trusted messenger and the man behind the infamous 2017 Prince Seychelles backchannel—is the point person coordinating Russia’s side of the talks.
Trump’s Ultimate Betrayal
Furthermore, according to CNN, Trump is preparing to recognize Crimea as Russian—a move that would legitimize ethnic cleansing, mass executions, disappearances, and over a decade of Russian aggression. Since 2014, Crimea has been a launchpad for war crimes, torture sites, deportations, and concentration camps. To recognize it now would not only hand Putin exactly what he wants but also violate international law and shatter global norms.
Sources told CNN that Trump’s broader sham plan includes forcing Ukraine to give up more territory—one that would lock in Russia’s land grabs, sideline Kyiv, and fracture Europe, all while abandoning the security guarantees set by President Zelenskyy.
I’ll Keep Tracking
I will continue to monitor Russia’s dangles, and what we’re witnessing now is not diplomacy—it’s a hostile takeover.
The Kremlin knows Trump and his inner circle intimately—and they know exactly what drives him: praise, power, profit, and a vanity tower with his name on it. In return, Trump has shown he’s more than willing to sacrifice Ukraine, fracture NATO, and dismantle the post-WWII international order that kept authoritarianism in check.
But the betrayal doesn’t stop with Trump. It includes every Republican leader who stays silent, who echoes Kremlin narratives, who attacks our allies, who shrugs off Russian genocide and war crimes, and who backs a man openly dismantling America’s credibility on the world stage.
And history will remember exactly who sold out our democracy and our allies—and what they sold it for.
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