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The massive sanctions he's placing on Russian oil make that impossible to believe.

throwaway902984 9mo ago
I think it is fair to separate putin and russia. I mean, I don't think he uses our society as proxy for his own ego. I think he really likes Putin.
spiderfarmer 9mo ago
You must be one of the few who still believes what Trump says to the media after nearly 100k proven lies.
- philipallstar 9mo ago
  Is that because there are no primary or secondary sanctions? Or are you just ignoring what I'm saying?
  - watwut 9mo ago
    You are ignoring Trump literally adopting Russian proposals and demands in that war as they are. Trump and america flipped sides, seeing Russia as admirable peer and Ukraine as someone who should shut up and put up. Trump want deals with russia to enrich himself. For that he needs Ukraine to loose. Bad thing is Putin does not have enough, he wants the rest of Europe too.
wokkel 9mo ago
Those can also be explained by favouring usa/venezuela oil while still supporting Russian politics. For example: in the Ukraine war he is constantly seeking ways and arguments to support putins position even though he is one of the few leaders worldwide who do this.
- philipallstar 9mo ago
  They're not favouring - they're even enforcing secondary sanctions on Russian oil on China and India, which is difficult and expensive. The fact that you can divine pro-Putin things from his speech means nothing compared to him performing massively powerful economic action against Putin.
varispeed 9mo ago
These sanctions make no difference, except make people say things like you say.
conception 9mo ago
The Trump administrations political positions are effectively a one to one match with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics which Putin aligns strongly with. Knowingly or not, Trump has been a tremendous asset to Russian geopolitics in every sphere.

I think it is fair to separate putin and russia. I mean, I don't think he uses our society as proxy for his own ego. I think he really likes Putin.

spiderfarmer 9mo ago

You must be one of the few who still believes what Trump says to the media after nearly 100k proven lies.

philipallstar 9mo ago
Is that because there are no primary or secondary sanctions? Or are you just ignoring what I'm saying?
- watwut 9mo ago
  You are ignoring Trump literally adopting Russian proposals and demands in that war as they are. Trump and america flipped sides, seeing Russia as admirable peer and Ukraine as someone who should shut up and put up. Trump want deals with russia to enrich himself. For that he needs Ukraine to loose. Bad thing is Putin does not have enough, he wants the rest of Europe too.

wokkel 9mo ago

Those can also be explained by favouring usa/venezuela oil while still supporting Russian politics. For example: in the Ukraine war he is constantly seeking ways and arguments to support putins position even though he is one of the few leaders worldwide who do this.

philipallstar 9mo ago
They're not favouring - they're even enforcing secondary sanctions on Russian oil on China and India, which is difficult and expensive. The fact that you can divine pro-Putin things from his speech means nothing compared to him performing massively powerful economic action against Putin.

varispeed 9mo ago

These sanctions make no difference, except make people say things like you say.

conception 9mo ago

The Trump administrations political positions are effectively a one to one match with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics which Putin aligns strongly with. Knowingly or not, Trump has been a tremendous asset to Russian geopolitics in every sphere.