Putin sees Ukraine's ceasefire as his path to Soviet power while China, Iran and North Korea fuel his war. America's hesitation threatens NATO and our economic future.
TAPPER: Is it now clear that Putin is the impediment to peace? WITKOFF: I think he has indicated that he accepts the philosophy of President Trump. I think President Putin wants to see an end to this. (Russia continues to bomb Ukraine ... )
-- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) March 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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@#14 ... he'll give up half of Ukraine's minerals to Russia, and keep the rest for TrumpCo.
Keep half for TrumpCo? Why would Pres Putin give up that influx of foreign money.
After all, Pres Putin has said he would be happy to sell Russian rare minerals to the US ...
Putin offers Russian and Ukrainian rare minerals to US (February 25, 2025)
www.bbc.com
... Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is open to offering the US access to rare minerals, including from Russian-occupied Ukraine. ...
Poll: Most Americans are rooting for Ukraine. But nearly half think Trump prefers Russia.
www.nbcnews.com
... The NBC News poll shows 49% of registered voters think Trump sympathizes with Russia in its war against Ukraine, while only 2% support Russia themselves and 61% back Ukraine. ...
@#27 ... With a blank check from the US, Ukraine would never offer peace. So, it had to be done. ...
What Pres Trump is offering is surrender to Pres Putin. Nothing more, nothing less.
Ukraine has shown its willingness to fight for its freedom, with the help of weaponry made here in the US by American workers.
Why should Ukraine be forced to surrender by the Pres Putin-enabled Pres Trump?
Fun tune just popped up on a playlist here ...
August Campbell - The I-95 Asshole Song (1983)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
genius.com
...
Well I was driving down I-95 the other night
When somebody nearly cut me right off the road
I decided it wasn't going to do any good to get mad
So I wrote a song about him instead. It goes like this...
Were you bo-rn an asshole, or did you work at it your whole life?
Either way it worked out fine, 'cause you're an ass-hole tonight
Yes you're an A-SSHOLE, and don't you try to blame it on me
You deserve all the credit, you're an asshole tonight
You were an assho-le yesterday, you're an ass-hole tonight
And I've got a feeling, you'll be an asshole the rest of your life
And I was talking to your mother, just the other night
I told her I thought you were an asshole, she said "yes, I think you're right"
...
@#34 ... That probably explains the 'snatch vans' grabbing guys off the street to send them to the front lines. ...
It seems to have taken a while for your current alias to post that reply. Waiting for talking points from the mothership? :)
What we know about video of man walking his dog being forced into van to serve in Ukraine military (March 4, 2025)
www.yahoo.com
... A video circulating online in early March 2025 allegedly showed Ukrainian military officials forcing a man walking his dog into a van to serve in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and abandoning his pet in the street. The clip, possibly obtained from home security footage, displayed a date of Feb. 28 and a time of just before 8 a.m.
For example, one X user whose March 1 post (archived) received around 15 million views asserted of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the video, "Yesterday, Zelensky's military recruiters snatched another young man off the street, threw him into a black van as he screamed, and left behind his dog. Thousands of videos online show Ukraine forcibly drafting young men to fight in an unwinnable war." Other users made similar claims of the clip on X. ...
While translation services' interpretations varied when converting the Ukrainian-language Facebook post to English, a consensus reflected that the post's author alleged the man walking the dog had repeatedly attempted to avoid military service. If he was of eligible age, such avoidance would violate a 2024 Ukrainian law requiring men between 18 and 60 to register for service and always carry registration documents on their person. The law stated only men aged 25 to 60 remain eligible for mobilization, though Ukrainian officials also explored reforms for younger men.
The post also said one of the officials visible in the video accompanied the man's dog back to its owner's home, and that, due to the man's love of his pet, they assigned him to one of the military's canine units. The post provided no further information or evidence to support its claims, and the center had not yet respond to an emailed request for comment sent in the evening hours of March 4. ...
Yes, tiny Ukraine is fighting for its freedom against the huge Russia.
And, yes, manpower is an issue in that fight.
So, is that a reason why Pres Trump should just surrender Ukraine to Pres Putin?
What else yer current alias got?
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