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Jesus Christ he's now made it clear (Original Post) 4bonhoffer Dec 2025 OP
supporting evidence? links ? Tetrachloride Dec 2025 #1
... spanone Dec 2025 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Aviation Pro Dec 2025 #4
The National Security Strategy (NSS), report mandated by Section 603 Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense realignment ChicagoTeamster Dec 2025 #10
Are you kidding? Redleg Dec 2025 #14
That's because Cherokee100 Dec 2025 #3
Not NSA Aviation Pro Dec 2025 #5
If I were Uber wealthy, I would offer an astronomical amount of money if someone could prove what Putin has on Trump Chasstev365 Dec 2025 #6
Putin has lots of money. Who loves money? littlemissmartypants Dec 2025 #11
Putin has been working Trump since 1987 Botany Dec 2025 #17
I posted it in LBN Yesterday. littlemissmartypants Dec 2025 #7
The Director of the National Intelligence Agency is Tulsi Gabbard who seems to me is a Russian Asset Botany Dec 2025 #8
Courts Martial. BurnDoubt Dec 2025 #9
not exactly news, is it? rampartd Dec 2025 #12
Fortunately "the news" has broken faith with us for long enough that nobody's waiting for them to notice Warpy Dec 2025 #13
What a disappointing life review he will have Clouds Passing Dec 2025 #15
Kick. N/T Upthevibe Dec 2025 #16

spanone

(141,434 posts)
2. ...
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 08:46 PM
Dec 2025
Russia praises US security strategy shift heralded by ‘strong’ Trump

Vladimir Putin’s press secretary on Sunday praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial new National Security Strategy as largely in line with Russia’s view of the world.

Moscow's public acknowledgement of the alignment between the former Cold War enemies underlines how much cozier their relationship has become since Trump returned to office earlier this year.

"The adjustments we are seeing, I would say, are largely consistent with our vision, and perhaps we can hope that this could be a modest guarantee that we will be able to constructively continue our joint work on finding a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, at the very least," said Dmitriy Peskov per local media.

In an interview, Peskov said Trump’s administration differs fundamentally from previous U.S. governments and that the president is able to change the country's foreign policy orientation because he is "strong".

https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-us-security-donald-trump-vladimir-putin-moscow-nato/

Response to spanone (Reply #2)

ChicagoTeamster

(857 posts)
10. The National Security Strategy (NSS), report mandated by Section 603 Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense realignment
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 10:29 PM
Dec 2025

It's not developed by the National Security Agency

Redleg

(6,907 posts)
14. Are you kidding?
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 10:18 AM
Dec 2025

Trump's policies and actions in regard to Ukraine have tended to favor the Russians. Trump appears to have put the blame for the war on Ukraine and has put tremendous pressure on Ukraine to cede to Russia's demands. Trump regularly criticizes Zelenskyy while praising Putin.

Chasstev365

(7,665 posts)
6. If I were Uber wealthy, I would offer an astronomical amount of money if someone could prove what Putin has on Trump
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 09:54 PM
Dec 2025

Epstein Tapes?
Owing the Russian Mafia?

What the fuck is it?????

littlemissmartypants

(33,026 posts)
11. Putin has lots of money. Who loves money?
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 10:39 PM
Dec 2025

Greed is an enormous weakness when you are up against Former KGB and the richest man (undocumented but highly accurate assessment) in the world, as Putin is rumored to be.

He's going to play to President Psychopath's weaknesses. One big one is his greed. He couldn't care less about his evil deeds.

His rich friends who may most likely be on the "list" threatening him would be more of a concern to him. Especially if he looses their financial support because they are prosecuted and lose their wealth.

It's all about money.

They're all greedy psychopaths.

Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

Botany

(77,177 posts)
17. Putin has been working Trump since 1987
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 06:26 PM
Dec 2025

Putin was KGB you can be sure he has Kompramat on Donny.

Money
Pee pee tapes
Young girls and maybe boys
Afghanistan kickbacks???
Money laundering
Russian and American mob stuff
Donny's deals with Saudi Arabia, the UAE,
and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard
Musk and our elections
EPSTEIN

Botany

(77,177 posts)
8. The Director of the National Intelligence Agency is Tulsi Gabbard who seems to me is a Russian Asset
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 10:22 PM
Dec 2025


Trump is a Russian asset. End of story.

Warpy

(114,564 posts)
13. Fortunately "the news" has broken faith with us for long enough that nobody's waiting for them to notice
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 12:18 AM
Dec 2025

and then bother to report on it. The word is out there and it[s getting around.

Witkoff,Kushner, Fatso, Vance....they all thik they can trust Putin on the Big Deals (TM) he's offerung them on Russian energy and minerals extraction.

Dollar signs in front of their piggy eyes are making them stupid: Putin is a terrorist and can be trusted by no one.

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