Trump has resisted imposing new sanctions on Russia, NBC News reports, despite frustration from European partners. Officials say Trump fears sanctions could undermine his role as a mediator with Putin, even as Russian strikes and civilian casualties continue. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
What happened to “Day One”?
If he actually got off his fat arse and took some concrete action, he would find his negotiating power increasing, but as he’s a total Gom, he just can’t understand such complex human motivation.
Kompromat in action
Wow!!! How deeply that vulgar criminal perverse genius must be in love with that equally perverse little Kremlin KGB Vanka!!!
He is scared that imposing sanctions will trigger putin to release the kompromat Russia has on him, probably Epstein info.
The truth he is compromised and the world knows it.
Trump's in too deep to reassess his alignment now. America under Trump will continue to be a razor wire barrier protecting Kremlin interests. Ukraine, EU + Rest of West must plan to maneuver around it now.
An idiot.
From promising 24 hrs to being scared to impose sanctions.
So, he'd rather continue in the role of a weak, inexperienced, uninformed, Putin loving clown, who is bent on destroying this Country and it's true leaders. Trump is NOT A LEADER, HE'S A FOLLOWER OF RUSSIA.
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I'm not sure that's the undermining he fears
The US is a problem. bsky.app/profile/delf...
I mean, jesus: bsky.app/profile/pete...
That's a lot of words for "Trump is an absolute moron and is being played by Putin as he has been, consistently, for decades"
Oh, the president isn't completely confident his plan to end the war before he even takes office isn't going to work anymore, how surprising.
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' HIS ROLE AS A MEDIATOR ' 🤣
Somebody needs to tell the person at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue that he is not a moderator, not a negotiator, he’s an enabler. As a result of his actions, people are dying.
Trump doesn't have a role as a mediator with Putin.
Trump wouldn't know how to spell the word "mediator" or explain its meaning.
Trump wasn’t worried about withholding weapons and intelligence when he said Zelensky didn’t want peace. So the argument he won’t use sanctions on Putin, to protect his mediator stance, doesn’t work. If you only use the stick with one party, and the carrot with the other, you’re taking sides.
Trump is a Russian asset and a traitor to Democracy.
Fish or cut bait. The longer you sit on the fence the lamer duck you will be. Trump's strategy of winning big and soon was doomed to fail from the start. Now his options are being a lame duck or an even lamer one.
Putin is using Trump to get his shoes washed
"Mediator." Word has a certain ring.... People look up to mediators. They're respected.
He is a shitty mediator, so he might as well get on with the sanctions.
Trump actually doesn't have a clue about what's going on. CapsLocked shouts on social networks didn't work and for regular diplomacy he's too stupid. He's run out of options. THANK YOU FOR PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER 🤣🤣🤣
are we still listening to the same BS? He is useless (at best)
Nobel prize ❌
Weakness.
Mediator? LOL, Putin plays Trump like a fiddle. You think a little too much of yourself, Donnie.
What a great excuse! 😃👍 Trump never thought that up by himself!
Officials are lying. He is scared to impose sanctions against his boss.
The orange man’s real fear isn’t sanctions: it’s upsetting the people who put him back in power. He craves their approval more than he cares about Ukrainian lives.
Not the brightest candle on the cake
Who is surprised, certainly not me.
Let’s stop pretending Trump is trying to do anything else than helping Putin. All this traitor has ever done is advance Putins agenda, including blowing up 80 years worth of alliances. He deserves jail for treason, next to all other reasons.
Sanctions might undermine his reputation as a Russian asset.
exactly the wrong strategy.