Saturday, June 07, 2025

Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine and Russia 'fight for a while'

Donald Trump has said it may be better to let Ukraine and Russia "fight for a while" rather than pursue peace immediately, as the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, urged him to increase pressure on Russia.

Posted by Corky at 06:31 PM | 17 COMMENTS | permalink

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Trump said that it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia "fight for a while", even as Germany's chancellor appealed to him as the "key person in the world" who could halt the bloodshed by pressuring Putin. Quite a contrast for the idiot that said it would end day one. apnews.com/article/germ ...

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-- Mack Butterfield (@mack2114.bsky.social) Jun 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM

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"Merz, who used his speaking time in the Oval Office to press the US president on Ukraine, told Trump that he wanted to work together to put more pressure on Russia and reminded Trump that the violence he abhorred seeing was a result of Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

He told Trump that the German people owed the US gratitude for its role in defeating Nazi Germany in the second world war.

"America is again in a very strong position to do something on ending this war [in Ukraine], so let's talk about doing what we can," he said. "We are looking for more pressure on Russia, we should talk about that."

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Well, at least there was one statesman in the room.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-05 06:44 PM

"While the drone strikes dealt a tangible blow to Russia's military capacity and offered a morale boost for Kyiv, the broader picture remains less rosy for Ukraine.

More than three years after launching its invasion, Russia is largely on the offensive, making steady battlefield gains in eastern Ukraine and continuing to pound Ukrainian cities and civilians with drones and missiles.

Putin's forces have been advancing further into Ukraine's northern region of Sumy, threatening the regional capital after taking more than 150 sq km of the area in less than two weeks.

With Putin showing no willingness to agree to a lasting ceasefire, Ukrainian officials and the military are preparing for a Russian summer offensive, with Moscow intent on advancing into the Sumy and Kharkiv regions."

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-05 06:47 PM

"I will end the war within the first 24 hours!"

#3 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-06-06 07:32 AM

------- IDIOT

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-06-06 02:53 PM

A couple of Ukrainian war updates I read today that could be game changers. Germany has pledged 5 billion Euros and is assisting Ukraine with missile technology, allowing them to build homegrown missiles rather than waiting for available deliveries from allies. That should help along the battlefront. Also, Australia is shipping the first of its 49 decommissioned M1A1 Abrams MBTs, which have not been great on the battlefield, as they have proven susceptible to drone strikes. Still, they are a ---- of a lot better than the Cold War-era tanks Russia keeps pulling out of mothballs. Hopefully, Ukraine can kill and injure a million more Orks, maybe then Russia will retreat with their tails between their legs. Russia could stop the bloodshed tomorrow by just withdrawing from ALL of Ukraine, and keeping its nose out of Ukrainian business.

#5 | Posted by _Gunslinger_ at 2025-06-07 09:22 PM

Promises Made, Promises Broken.

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-07 10:38 PM

"It was a brilliant thing to say. State simple fact which is going to happen regardless, then watch the show."

In other words: Do Nothing.
Doing Nothing is what leadership looks like, to Republicans.

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-07 11:26 PM


In other words: Do Nothing.
Doing Nothing is what leadership looks like, to Republicans.

#8 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

Called the Biden Doctrine.

#9 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-06-08 02:02 AM

IAMRUNT, the Biden Doctrine turned 1 million orcs into meat cubes.

#10 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-06-08 02:08 AM

What happened to Day 1?
Just asking to laugh at Putin puppet Trump and his clueless MAGAts.

#11 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-06-08 06:09 AM

What do you suggest we should "Do"?
#12 | Posted by cabron_loco

I suggest we "Lead the free world."

#13 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-08 10:17 AM

could have been over if dems had not ordered the little shrimp before he met....to try and make trump look bad. Dems essentially murdered hundreds
more because they didn't want trump to keep that promise.

---those lives meant NOTHING to dems if their laundered money was at risk.

#14 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-06-08 01:09 PM

It's about time for the brain dead orange pedo to surrender more American military bases to his superiors in Moscow.

www.thedailybeast.com

#15 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-06-08 01:18 PM

What do you suggest we should "Do"?

#12 | POSTED BY CABRON_LOCO

It's pretty simple maga maroon. It's not rocket science. It's now drone science. So. Lead follow or get the frack out of the way.

Stop helping Putin who is not our friend and help our ally Ukraine.

Help them continue to degrade the Russian military forces kill Russians who still want to die for Putin's greed and lust for Empire.

For pennies on the dollar we have already helped Ukraine kill a million Russians and degrade Russias military.

Monies well spent.

#16 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-06-08 01:46 PM

As mrn, women and children are being murdered ts to sit back and watchin their homes and Trump wants to sit back and watch? Pretty easy to see who leads the free world these days and it sure ain't Putin's -----!

#17 | Posted by danni at 2025-06-09 03:46 PM

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