Saturday, March 15, 2025

Trump and Putin: An Authoritarian Alliance That Poses a Danger to All of Us

European Parliament member Li Andersson: A little more than a week ago, we witnessed a significant shift in world politics and international relations when Trump and JD Vance humiliated Ukrainian President Zelenskyy during his visit to the White House. Although great powers such as the US throughout history have exploited smaller states, it is exceptional to see it being done this openly.

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Europe, like the United States, before Pres Putin's unprovoked invasion of a sovereign country, had been working towards increasing ties with Russia and trying to lower the temperature.

The investment of Western corporations in Russia's economy was a big part of that. But also, the lowering of Europe's thought processes that more defense was needed against Russia.

Pres Putin's invasion changed all that.

Western corporations have been pulling out (many already have pulled out) of Russia.

And now Europe is upping its defensive military expenditures.

So, what has changed?

In a phrase, Pres Trump appears to have flipped sides, now aligning more with Pres Putin than our decades-long allies in Europe.

With Pres Trump, the United States no longer seems to stand for freedom, but for dictatorships and autocracy.


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-15 07:07 PM

Has anyone else noticed EVERY act this administration promotes benefits Russia both openly and/or indirectly? Kompromat, baby!

#2 | Posted by dutch46 at 2025-03-15 07:25 PM

@#2 ... Has anyone else noticed EVERY act this administration promotes benefits Russia both openly and/or indirectly? ...

My current view is that many Republican members of Congress have noticed that.

But my question is ... why haven't they exercised their Constitutional responsibility for Checks and Balances and Separation of Powers?


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-15 08:37 PM

"when Trump and JD Vance humiliated Ukrainian President Zelenskyy during his visit to the White House"

GTFOH... The little douche humiliated himself by making demands and behaving like the dementia addled, place holder was still in office. Z got what he deserved.

#4 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-03-15 09:16 PM

@#4 ... The little douche humiliated himself ...

My view is that Pres Zelenskyy stood up for his efforts to protect the freedom and Democracy in his country.

That meeting looked more like an ambush orchestrated by Pres Trump and VP Vance to please Pres Putin.

When else in Oval Office history has a Leader of State been treated so badly for upholding freedom and Democracy in their country?

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-15 09:31 PM

Putin says his demented orange --- dumpster is his soulmate.

www.mediaite.com

#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-15 09:50 PM

I can't imagine what information Putin could have against any US official that would

* Be meaningful to the usual 30 percent of hardcore idiots

* Be shocking at this point to another 60 percent of the populace

The P tape? So what?

The NRA was a Ruskie front for decades? And?

It's all chump change now.

#7 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-03-15 11:34 PM

China, Iran, and Russia have a long-standing strategic alliance. Putin is only interested in making the US isolate itself from its alliances... including our neighbors.

Trumpanzee was the perfect shill to bring this about.

#8 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-03-16 07:29 AM

I'm more concerned about the half century-long alliance of America and Israel because both sides of the aisle support it, not just one.

Who gets credit on the site for first pointing out that MAGA is exactly like LIKUD? MAGA will soon very soon be painting everybody that is against them as Hamas, just like the Zionists have painted everyone who is against their ongoing evils as the same.

It makes it easy to oppress and disappear and torture and kill people by equating them to a catch-all terrorist organization. 20 years ago you were called Al-Qaeda for protesting the Iraqi invasion. Each proceeding administration has perfected the technique.

#9 | Posted by ExpectingReign at 2025-03-16 01:16 PM

The little douche humiliated himself by making demands and behaving like the dementia addled, place holder was still in office. Z got what he deserved.

#10 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-16 03:15 PM

The little douche humiliated himself by making demands and behaving like the dementia addled, place holder was still in office. Z got what he deserved.

Because standing up for his people and demanding that Russia stop attacking them and asking for American help is such an awfully unfair demand.

That "little douche" has stood up against two of the biggest bullies on the planet.

Trumpy and Pooty.

He has more courage strength and honor in his little finger than Trumpy has in his entire grossly bloated body.

#11 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-16 03:15 PM

#9: I have been calling them the Repub-Likud Party for some time now. Putin, Netanyahu, Trumpf, and Musk are cut from the same fascist-oligarchic cloth. Sadly, they are now helming the largest economy in the world. I strongly suspect Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) caved in to the Repub-Likud budget last week to ensure uninterrupted massive US aid to Israel continues. His argument that a government shutdown would make monitoring DOGE sounded good, but was a fiction. I can't prove it, hence I use the term "suspect." Note that Senator Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) were against supporting the Repub-Likud budget and neither receive a nickel from AIPAC.

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67243caa6cdc511f819106d8/1737324743570-UGSJTW7STJ6OCVCG17A2/NY-SEN+Chuck+Schumer.png?format=1000w

Links:

https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/newsletter/20231102-House-Passes-143B-Israel-Aid-Bill-Setting-Clash-
Senate

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/senate-leader-schumer-says-chamber-will-rush-through-
military-aid-israel-2023-10-15/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/chuck-schumer-push-stripped-israel-ukraine-aid-package-
gop-blocks-sena-rcna137661

https://www.commondreams.org/news/government-shutdown-2025

#12 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-03-16 06:25 PM

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