Putin just Called Trump's Bluff on Ukraine

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

A "no" is not a "yes" when it is a "maybe," a "probably not," or an "only if." This is the painfully predictable lesson the Trump administration's first real foray into wartime diplomacy with the Kremlin has dealt.

Posted by reinheitsgebot at 02:30 PM | 33 COMMENTS | permalink

Trump declares he and Putin will discuss how to best divide Ukraine's assets and resources. Neither Trump or Putin have any say on Ukraines sovereignty. www.itv.com/news/2025-03 ...

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-- Anonymous (@youranoncentral.bsky.social) March 17, 2025 at 5:06 AM

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Russia attacks Ukraine hours after partial ceasefire agreed in Putin-Trump call

www.theguardian.com

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-19 08:52 AM

Putin Trolls Trump with Power Station Strike After Ceasefire'

www.thedailybeast.com

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-19 09:12 AM

It would be kind of funny if it weren't so tragic.

Trump getting played is, well, expected. The cost of his incompetence paid by the Ukrainian people is unacceptable.

#3 | Posted by qcp at 2025-03-19 09:26 AM

'He's humiliating Trump': Putin critic buries president for phone call flop

www.rawstory.com

How embarrassing.

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-19 09:29 AM

We had a four year sample of Trump's behavior to know that he can't find his rear end with both hands.

But here he is back, anyway.

It's like a Greek play where the gods are against us.

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2025-03-19 09:29 AM

Greek Play with a soap opera voice-over when they change the actors:

The part of Cassandra is being played by Hillary Clinton.
The part of Cassandra is now being played by Kamala Harris.

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-19 09:30 AM

By the way, 57 minutes after... Putin promised not to attack energy infrastructure, they attacked energy infrastructure in Ukraine," said Browder. "And so Putin can't be believed. His promises can't be trusted. And to put it quite simply, he's humiliating Trump in front of the whole world."

#7 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-19 09:32 AM

per the Kremlin readout " a month-long mutual pause on attacks against "energy infrastructure." This last phrase is where an easily avoidable technical minefield begins. Per US President Donald Trump's post and that of his press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, the agreement concerned "energy and infrastructure." These are two entirely different sets of ideas.

Protecting Russia's oil was always Trump's goal here. It's an easy target for Ukraine and gave them decent leverage against Putin. So Russia promises to stop attacking Ukraine's energy, which is of limited harm to Ukraine now anyway since winter is now over, and Ukraine is prevented (upon threat of Trump sabotaging Ukraine's defenses again) from damaging the main revenue source Russia has left.

#8 | Posted by censored at 2025-03-19 09:33 AM

US suspends some efforts to counter Russian sabotage as Trump moves closer to Putin

www.reuters.com

Krasnov Fats is a godsend to Russia.

#9 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-19 10:32 AM

Harris to Trump: Putin would eat you for lunch'

thehill.com

She called it.

#10 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-19 11:40 AM

He's outclassed by a pile of dog ----.

#11 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-03-19 11:41 AM

It doesn't take much to outclass a man who did so much cocaine he can't control his bowels and has to wear a dipaer.

And yet -- all of his supporters think he outclasses them!

Now I'm wondering if wearing a diaper, specifically for bowel incontinence is the strongest predictor of being a Trump supporter over 50.

#12 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-19 11:43 AM

Now I'm wondering if wearing a diaper, specifically for bowel incontinence is the strongest predictor of being a Trump supporter over 50.
#12 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

Thats a strange comment, because just being white is the strongest predictor of being a Trump voter.

#13 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-03-19 11:50 AM

The cost of his incompetence paid by the Ukrainian people is unacceptable.
#3 | POSTED BY QCP

You acting like you care about Ukrainian people is so cute.

#14 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-03-19 11:51 AM

This is why IAMRUNT supports the orcs.

www.nbcnews.com

#15 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-19 11:58 AM

Thats a strange comment, because just being white is the strongest predictor of being a Trump voter.

#13 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT AT 2025-03-19 11:50 AM | FLAG:

Every comment you make is strange and is the strongest predictor of you being a maga maroon and Trump voter.

You acting like you care about America while supporting its "rapid unscheduled disassembly" is not cute at all but kind of disgusting.

#16 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-19 11:59 AM

PUTIN KEPT TRUMP WAITING
REJECTS CEASEFIRE
BOMBS ENERGY PLANT

drudgereport.com

Even Matt is laughing at the pathetic dotard.

#17 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-19 12:00 PM

NW @ #17

#18 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-19 12:02 PM

outclassed?

we mean "outsmarted", correct?

we're not going to assign "class" to Vladimir Putin, are we? we're that desperate to make a point that we're going to assign class to Putin?

#19 | Posted by eberly at 2025-03-19 12:05 PM

VA Secretary Doug Collins
@SecVetAffairs

Mar 17
VA is phasing out treatment for gender dysphoria. All savings from this change will go toward helping paralyzed Veterans and amputees. I mean no disrespect to anyone, but if Veterans want to attempt to change their sex, they can do so on their own dime.

oops dropped that by accident

#20 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-03-19 05:14 PM

The Ukrainian military has attacked an oil transfer facility in Russia's Krasnodar Region that services an international pipeline operation partially owned by American investors, the Defense Ministry in Moscow announced on Wednesday.

#21 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-03-19 05:15 PM

Let them fight!

#22 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-03-19 05:16 PM

hitler's link
archive.is

Russia attacked Ukraine with kamikaze drones and S-300 surface-to-air missiles overnight, Ukrainian authorities said, hours after Vladimir Putin told Donald Trump he would sign up to a partial and temporary ceasefire.
The US and Russian presidents spoke for more than two hours on Tuesday evening, and while Putin rejected Trump's request for a full 30-day ceasefire " to which Ukraine had agreed last week in Saudi Arabia " the pair agreed on a moratorium on strikes on energy and infrastructure targets.

-As long as they weren't targeting energy and infrastructure targets....

#23 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-03-19 05:24 PM

hitler's second link
archive.is

Military sources also told the Kyiv Post that part of the city, which lies in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk, had lost electricity.

Ukrainian region of Donetsk no longer exists. It is now DPR, part of RF

#24 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-03-19 05:30 PM

The link that arouses daddysfist.

www.nbcnews.com

#25 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-19 05:33 PM

Trump fully expects to win the Nobel Peace Prize by coercing Ukraine to surrender in their war of aggression against noble survivor Vladimir Putin.

~ John Fugelsang ~

#26 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-19 05:58 PM

Somebody needs to drop a nuke on Mar a Lago while Trump and Musk are there. Can't happen soon enough.

#27 | Posted by moder8 at 2025-03-19 08:21 PM

@#21 ... The Ukrainian military has attacked an oil transfer facility in Russia's Krasnodar Region that services an international pipeline operation partially owned by American investors, the Defense Ministry in Moscow announced on Wednesday....

Why doesn't your current alias also note that ...

www.cnn.com

... Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday accused Putin of already breaking his pledge, saying that Russia attacked Ukraine with 150 drones overnight, including strikes on energy facilities.

The Kremlin also condemned an overnight attack on an oil facility in Russia, saying it showed Ukraine's "lack of will" to reach a deal -- although Kyiv was not part of the negotiation talks, and no formal agreement has been signed. ...

Or, is your current alias just yet another Russian plant here on this most august forum?

#28 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-19 08:40 PM

@#26 ... Trump fully expects to win the Nobel Peace Prize by coercing Ukraine to surrender ...

That seems to be his goal.

Just give Ukraine to Pres Putin in order to achieve his Nobel Peace Prize.

#29 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-19 08:43 PM

@#3 ... Trump getting played is, well, expected. The cost of his incompetence paid by the Ukrainian people is unacceptable. ...

Agreed.

Pres Trump seems to think that his NYC real estate deal making ability works on the world stage.

And he is showing the fallacy of that belief.

Pres Putin sent Pres trump away from the phone call with little but more demands from Pres Putin.

Pres Trump shamed America in that phone call, imo.

Just like Helsinki in 2018 ...

foreignpolicy.com

#30 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-19 08:48 PM

"Nobel Peace Prize."

It's a frequent Mix-up. Trump thinks it's the right to grab the pu**y of royalty.

The noble piece prize.

#31 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-03-19 08:51 PM

Trump can't even get a No Tell piece prize. Just sayin.

#32 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-03-19 09:05 PM

#24

---- off ----.

#33 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-03-20 11:03 PM

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