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MadameButterfly

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6. This is a development I didn't dream of

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 22, 2025, 05:16 AM

Jan 22

What will Trump belike untethered to Putin?
What if Putin is so weak he's no longe in command?
What if Trump doesn't have to cowtow to him?
Who knows what Trump really wants--so far it has been Putin's agenda. Putin was needed to attain power, but perhaps not to keep it.

I had wondered if seeing Putin so weak would change Trump's perspective of the advantages aof autocracy.
Hoping now he'll just leave Ukraine alone.

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Putin's 'not doing so well,' says Trump in unusually critical remarks on Kremlin leader [View all] Polybius Jan 22 OP

uh huh. was this before or after he stripped the Ukraine division out niyad Jan 22 #1

TCF is less afraid than he used to be. Virtual immunity, vast sources of money. RockRaven Jan 22 #2

This is a development I didn't dream of MadameButterfly Jan 22 #6

Putins Kompramat doesnt matter any more, Ohiya Jan 22 #3

The pantload is sniffing for a few suitcases of rubles . CentralMass Jan 22 #4

Oh...so that means HE isn't doing so well! Hallelujah PortTack Jan 22 #5

Uh oh, might be effing with the wrong dirtbag. If I were the Donald, I would stay away from windows. Jit423 Jan 22 #7

What will it be like when unchained autocrats fight each other? travelingthrulife Jan 22 #8

Putin is a loser LetMyPeopleVote Jan 22 #9