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Andrew Smith's avatar

This is infuriating. Everyone who follows this closely knows what is going on . But the low information brain dead public thinks Trump is trying to broker a peace. Trump and Putin are partners .

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DaoistGoat's avatar

As a child of the late 70's and early 80's, I never imagined I'd need to spend so much time explaining that Russia is not an ally of America. Your voice, time, and energy are deeply appreciated!

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Olga Lautman's avatar

Thank you!

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Kim's avatar

These are not negotiations for a ceasefire. These are Putin’s demands for complete surrender. Again I say Hell No!

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William's avatar

Such horrible things they are criminals trying to out crime each other so disgusting 🫣 😞

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Diane’s Blue Forum 👩‍💻's avatar

Thank you! We need your commentary, Olga!🇺🇦

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john king (MY HUMBLE OPINION)'s avatar

People speculate that Trump is afraid of Putin, but I totally disagree. Trump is emulating his hero, and his nefarious goal is to rule North America, with the same totalitarian disregard for human rights or personal freedom for its citizens.

I fully believe Trump was in bed with the Italian Mafia in the U.S. and then the Russian Mafia during the latter part of the twentieth century. Current outrageous events are a continuation of that criminal partnership, but on a much grander scale.

Trump is a traitor. Period. He has sold out Ukraine and is in the process of selling out America.

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ABossy's avatar

🎯

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Doug Hiller's avatar

Doug Hiller

Doug’s Substack

“Donald Trump put forward a proposal for the parties to the conflict to mutually refrain from attacks on energy infrastructure facilities for 30 days”… the Russian continuous attacks on Ukraine “energy infrastructure” is mostly electricity production and distribution, to make the winter harsher for Ukraine civilians. Winter is almost over (!), their targeting is shifting to apartments and hospitals anyway (war crime targets, which trump didn’t mention). Ukraine has been attacking Russian military fuel products; production and storage - and facilities supporting energy exports for foreign currency to support the war. This is apples and oranges that trump will log as a diplomatic stroke of genius.

Putin will be so kind to the Ukrainian soldiers if they surrender ? YGBSM

Note that Putin requires stoppage of weapon supplies and rearmament for Ukraine and makes no mention of missiles or artillery ammo they import from N Korea.

I can just see the orange Putin-Puppet’s head bobbing while he listened.

Folks, brace yourself. Our very own autocratic “dear leader” will very soon announce that Russia is coming right along with their part of the “diplomatic peace solution”… and he will commence to turn the screws on Zelensky to “get with the program, so we can have the deal”.

Macron, Starmer and Merz - please hurry.

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Lynn Matsuoka's avatar

Of course, anybody paying attention at all knows

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Kevin's avatar

I am just sick to my stomach

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Babette Albin's avatar

Take a step back.

Maybe we should be dancing in the streets with Ukrainian flags!

How’s that for a protest demonstration!?!

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ABossy's avatar

Yes, me too.

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Hana's avatar

Shared on multiple platforms! Thank you, Olga, yet again, for the clear-eyed analysis.

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Gil Dalton's avatar

It now seems clear that Trump is somehow compromised by Russia and Putin. His every move is siding with Russia over Ukraine. This is so embarrassing for the US and the free world generally. While smart people in US leadership positions including congress and corporate America, turn a blind eye to this critical issue, Trump, instead of Making America Great Again , is doing the opposite; he is tearing down the glowing image of America as Regan once called it, “The shining city on the hill”. When Trump is finished it will be too late, the damage will be done. He and his buddy Musk are turning off so many people of the world who looked up to America … an image for good in the world. It will be really difficult to restore this image. He has already turned Canadian snowbirds into Aliens who will find other warm places in the world to spend their winters. Wake up America … see what’s going on … and save your future, before this nut case destroys it.

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William's avatar

My god — incredible clarification of what’s going on here. It’s outrageous, and sickening. Thank you! Keep it up! We need this.

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ABossy's avatar

There's no more doubt Olga. In 2022 I argued against american isolationists that aside from the obvious moral reasons, fighting for Ukraine was important to maintain a strategic ally situated between communist russia and china. Just like our ally Israel is in the middle east, and Australia in the southeast Pacific. A geopolitical no-brainer. I believe Biden understood that, but was worried about global and economic destabilization if russia were to collapse completely (my uneducated guess). But trump isn't concerned about keeping communism contained! In fact he wants to join! So we're left with no rational to convince maga that it's important to support Ukraine. They are geopolitical morons, and suffer from TWS...trump worship syndrome.

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Terrilyn🇨🇦's avatar

Trump wants to get in between Iran and Russia so badly. When there's 3 in a bed, someone is going to get sandwiched. Any guesses?

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Richard Bedingfield's avatar

What you have written is clearly correct. In my view Trump agreed to a deal with Putin a long time ago in which he gets revenge for his failure to invent corruption charges against Biden family and Putin can wipe out Ukraine, it's language and history in return for business profit.

Now it is up to everyone except USA to face down Putin who will be toppled unless he succeeds in his original plan to seize Ukraine and subjugate it. Both men are a disgrace to mankind. Putin is losing this war and to say otherwise is just Putin spin. Russia has a smaller economy than Italy and is almost bankrupt. Trump owes him a lot which Putin is calling in now. That is not warmongering but we must enable Ukraine to drive Russia out or they will come again and again.

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