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I'm sure Trump got a mouth full though.

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[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

The news in Europe are that he was submissive of Putin in an unusual manner.

That said, it could be a diplomatic move just like NATO secretary general called Trump 'daddy' to stroke his ego

Trump is left with a long nose'

This is the analysis from Rasmus Sinding Søndergaard, a senior researcher in American foreign policy at the Danish Institute for International Studies, on the back of the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

  • All things being equal, this is a pretty big victory for Putin. That he got the meeting, but also that he was allowed to leave the meeting without having made any concessions - at least publicly.
  • On the other hand, you can just say that Donald Trump is left with a long nose. He didn't get the deal he said he wanted, says Rasmus Sinding Søndergaard, referring to Trump's hope for a temporary ceasefire.

[–] Peer@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Nytimes says basically the same: “In fact, it would be hard to imagine an event that could have gone better from the point of view of the Russian leader, who made no public commitment to stop his assault on Ukraine and yet was treated as a valued friend. Mr. Trump did not fault Mr. Putin for starting the brutal war and left without mentioning the sanctions that just hours earlier he had threatened to impose if there were no deal.”

I mean, unless he's in a union, Trump is Putin's direct report and wouldn't be professional to dictate terms to his superior.

Fascist followers will do anything except form a union.

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 13 points 3 hours ago

Agent Krasnov got 2.5 hours of new instructions and was again reminded of who’s boss. Call that empty-handed!

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 16 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

It was clear from the start that only 1 person would benefit from this: Putin. At long last the Kremlin is not only on one level with the USA, it can even be perceived as being on top.

Putin seemed to make clear that his demands regarding Ukraine haven’t changed. In his usual coded way, he said an agreement could be reached only once the “primary roots” of the conflict were “eliminated”—which means, basically, that Ukraine should be part of Russia. “We expect that Kyiv and European capitals will perceive that constructively and that they won’t throw a wrench in the works,” Putin said, in what sounded like a warning. “They will not make any backroom dealings to conduct provocations to torpedo the nascent progress.”

The Monster And The Dumbass

[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 1 points 34 minutes ago

I don't know how it can be considered on the level. It is clearly on top.

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

“Nascent” is a weird way to say “non-existent”

[–] DrSoap@lemmy.world 33 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

They totally didn't talk about Ukraine. He insisted on privacy. The talks were "productive." I feel like he just got more instructions.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago

“You’re pretty close to causing the civil war I want but you need to double down as it hasn’t kicked off yet”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

He insisted on privacy.

Are offical records still being kept?

[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 2 points 33 minutes ago
[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 39 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Too bad he didn't leave in a coffin.

[–] TorJansen@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 hours ago (2 children)
[–] opus86@lemmy.today 3 points 2 hours ago

Putin gives Trump a special tea from Russia, but Trump spits it out in Putin's face because it doesn't have sugar in it. That would be nice.

[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 14 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Got a handful of Putin's D I bet

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Where did we wipe it off? Lol

[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 1 points 32 minutes ago

Putin probably made him swallow

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

Big. Shocker.

[–] gravitywell@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 hours ago
[–] Plum@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago