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#6 | Posted by fortfisher at 2026-01-08 09:19 AM
... I thought Trump is a Russian stooge.
If you don't think Trump is Putin's stooge, you haven't been paying attention.
Just a few most recent statements and events should disabuse you of the notion that he isn't:
1. So-called 28-points "peace proposal" written by Kremlin and giving Putin everything he demanded that Trump was trying to impose on Ukraine and pressuring Zelensky to accept. One of the "points" specifically provided Putin and Trump with a $100B slush fund, as part of removing all sanctions and "re-integration" of Russia into world's economy and establishing closer ties between Russia and US.
2. Trump is attempting to essentially expand and join BRICS, creating Core-5 / C-5 (where the US would be a "junior partner") after he tried but failed to recreate G-8 by reinstating Russia into "outdated" G-7. That's after he and GOP Congress nixed joining TPP / Trans-Pacific Partnership :
|------- "It's a deal that's designed for China to come in, as they always do, through the back door and totally take advantage of everyone," Trump said then, yet China was not invited to join the trade pact, proposed and drafted specifically to reduce China's economic influence in the region and bringing signatories closer to the US. -------|
CPTPP, without US involvement, went into effect in 2018.
3. Trump's 2025 NSS document is "... formally accepting the same worldview that Russia and China have long insisted upon, that the world is carved into spheres...
... Trump administration endorses the very logic Vladimir Putin and other despots have used to justify expansionism."
It didn't work for Soviet Union, not working currently for Russia and China, and led to numerous ruinous wars.
Trump's demented "fever dreams" of LatAm colonies are not going to last 5 years, if that, but it's already doing lasting damage to the US, as countries are starting to turn away and establish their own "globalist" ties.
Read the links in drudge.com to understand why these "policies" are horrible and guarantee "neither long term security nor prosperity" for the US.
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How is this possible...
Simple. This particular ship reflagged at sea, without change in ownership, which is a violation of maritime laws, so it was a rogue ship and any nation could seize it, just like Finns did recently with Fitburg, and Ukraine blew up Russian tanker Qendil in Mediterranean.
The US and many of "the West" countries have many sanctions on Russian and Iranian trade, specifically oil and gas, going back to Biden administration, including the "shadow/dark/grey fleet" that transports oil and contraband parts needed for Russian military and economy, as well as components for NorKo missile and nuclear programs.
windward.ai - June 2024 report
www.yahoo.com - Russian shadow fleet ship that sank in 2024 carried nuclear reactor components to North Korea
There was no Venezuelan "Trump's oil" onboard Bella-1/Marinera, but this op was executed by US military as part of the regular operations enforcing official sanctions. Trump couldn't really do anything even if he knew about it, but like many times before, he can pretend to be "tough on Russia" for those in MAGA crowd who bought Trump's "America First" bulls**t, but are not (yet?) sold on Putin and his way of "running" the country.
Enjoy the show.
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