Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Sunday, May 25, 2025

Trump has spoken at length about wanting peace between Ukraine in Russia, but his recent choices resulted in a bloody incursion in Ukraine, according to author and former Trump associate Lev Parnas Saturday. Parnas, a Ukrainian-born former associate of Rudy Giuliani who recently wrote about how Trump's team was "humiliated" by a foreign leader, flagged a "massive assault on Kyiv" and called it "fallout" from Trump's recent actions. And I want to be very clear: this massacre didn't come out of nowhere. This is the direct result of Donald Trump's two-and-a-half-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin just days ago. He opened the door"and Putin stormed through it," the ex-insider said. "While Trump smiles and talks about 'respect' and 'getting along,' Ukraine is bleeding.

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Trump might as well have the victims' heads shipped to him to decorate the WH halls.

53 times while campaigning he claimed he would end the war Day One or before.

And his idiot supporters are now responsible for the results.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-25 01:03 PM | Reply

... how Trump's team was "humiliated" by a foreign leader, flagged a "massive assault on Kyiv" and called it "fallout" from Trump's recent actions. ...

Trump shows unusual patience as Putin stalls on Ukraine
www.axios.com

... President Trump has repeatedly shifted his positions on Ukraine to accommodate Russian President Vladimir Putin, even as Putin has given very little in return.

Why it matters: Trump's critics claim he's getting played " that Putin has no intention of making peace and is stringing him along. But White House officials tell Axios they still believe Putin is about to take tangible steps towards a deal.

The big picture: For now, Trump has given Putin much of what the Russian president had hoped for: no ceasefire, no more sanctions, an intra-NATO divide, and a remarkable amount of leeway from a U.S. leader not known for his patience. ...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-25 02:05 PM | Reply

Russia might have already left Ukraine if the MAGA party hadn't been holding up needed support at Trumps behest. All that needs to happen for this war to end, is for Putin to GTFO. But Trump isn't going to tell his boss to leave.

#3 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-05-25 04:27 PM | Reply

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