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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums***Breaking*** Trump Demands Russia Reach Peace Deal Within 50 Days
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Ocelot II
(126,103 posts)Johonny
(24,199 posts)And set a new very firm deadline to do something
DemocratSinceBirth
(101,052 posts)It innures to their benefit Putin finds himself in a ---- measuring contest with TACO.
Bettie
(18,596 posts)a post on Truth Toilet with many CAPITAL letters that makes very little sense....but it will have a MEME too!
I was thinking the exact, same thing.
senseandsensibility
(22,943 posts)not to ask those kind of questions, so obviously he has no answer.
LetMyPeopleVote
(166,532 posts)trump thinks that tariffs are magical. Putin and Russia are under sanctions and so tariffs are meaningless
Link to tweet
SheltieLover
(71,876 posts)
LetMyPeopleVote
(166,532 posts)SheltieLover
(71,876 posts)A noise reduction knock off of Dyna Mat. The Kill Mat stinks to high heaven & jury is still out on whether it helps with sound deadening.
But it stinks like fresh aspalt. Ruskie engineering.
And wtf us amazon selling junk from that pariah state?
Straw Man
(6,888 posts)That's his usual fudge.
underpants
(191,552 posts)
dalton99a
(89,497 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(57,199 posts)Torchlight
(5,162 posts)His flip flops are not a fashion, but rather a character statement.
ImNotGod
(881 posts)Ping Tung
(3,079 posts)
ILikePie92
(190 posts)Tariffs?
No more kissing up to pooty poot?
yellowcanine
(36,553 posts)
SoFlaBro
(3,580 posts)Initech
(105,693 posts)Time to get the toddlers out and put the adults back in charge. There's a mad man trying to take over the world.
Stuckinthebush
(11,164 posts)And send him a gold leaf gift. He will call and whisper sweet nothings to him. He will say that he will stop aggressive actions but won't.
Trump will say, "I know Vlad and he is coming around. He said Trump was a very very savvy negotiator. We understand each other."
Six months later nothing will have changed.
Trump is the worst deal maker in the history of deal makers.
mike_c
(36,627 posts)TACO.
Vinca
(52,408 posts)
Beachnutt
(8,807 posts)
0rganism
(25,249 posts)How very forgiving of F47. Lucky for Putin he's not some immigrant hairdresser, that kind of crime requires immediate action.
mcar
(44,946 posts)
Scrivener7
(56,505 posts)Auggie
(32,427 posts)SheltieLover
(71,876 posts)
womanofthehills
(10,027 posts)Last week he said no more weapons for Ukraine, a few days ago he said he will send weapons for Ukraine. He ran on peace in Ukraine so his base is pissed.. Did he change his mind again.....
HIs base is realizing he has no substance and will say the opposite from day to day.
LetMyPeopleVote
(166,532 posts)For the fifth time, the American president has threatened Russia with economic sanctions. The first four times, Trump failed to follow through.
Late January: Trump threatens Putin with sanctions, fails to follow through
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-07-14T16:32:36.866Z
Early March: Same thing happens again
Late March: Same thing happens again
Early May: Same thing happens again
Today: Trump again threatens Putin with sanctions, gives Putin another 50 days www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-major-announcement-russia-sounds-familiar-falls-far-short-rcna218677
Trump said the U.S. will send weapons to Ukraine through NATO, which will pay for and distribute them, and threatened secondary tariffs targeting Russia if a ceasefire deal isnt reached. Were going to be doing secondary tariffs if we dont have a deal in 50 days, Trump said. Its very simple, and theyll be at 100%.
In other words, the major statement was Trump threatening Russia with sanctions again.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3ltwqeojolk2w
Link to tweet
If the rhetoric sounds at all familiar, theres a good reason for that.
In late January, just two days after his second inaugural, Trump told Russia that if it failed to end its war in Ukraine quickly, the White House would have no other choice but to impose new economic sanctions. Putin proceeded to ignore the threat, and Trump failed to follow through.
In early March, it happened again: Trump gave Putin a choice sanctions or a ceasefire and the Russian leader again ignored his American counterpart. Trump again failed to follow through.
In late March, Trump once again said he was prepared to impose economic penalties on Russia. In keeping with the pattern, Putin ignored the threat, and Trump failed to follow through.
In early May, for the fourth time in four months, Trump wrote online, If the ceasefire is not respected, the U.S. and its partners will impose further sanctions. For the fourth time, Russia expressed indifference. For the fourth time, Trump failed to follow through.
In late May, amid countless headlines about how angry Trump was with Putin, the Republican signaled he was prepared to change course in two weeks. He did not change course in two weeks, and Putins military offensive intensified.
In mid June, as Russian attacks against civilian targets worsened, Trump questioned the benefits of sanctioning Russia, complaining the economic penalties cost the United States a lot of money.
In mid July, Trump decided to give Putin another 50 days to resolve a conflict that Trump had promised to end within 24 hours of his inauguration.
....Asked what hed do if Putin ignores the threat, the American president said he didnt want to talk about it.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3ltwpyu6jmw2c
Link to tweet
.....But during his latest White House event, the president said of the legislation, Im not sure we need it.
The New York Times reported earlier this month:
Since President Trump returned to office in January, the United States has issued no new sanctions against Russia related to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In some cases, the administration has eased restrictions. And without new ones, analysts say, existing measures lose their force. The result has created an opening for new dummy companies to funnel funds and critical components to Russia, including computer chips and military equipment that would otherwise be cut off to the Kremlin, trade and corporate records show.
Those expecting the Republican administration to do something about this probably shouldnt hold their breath.
ZDU
(587 posts)"Vladimir, stop. Stop jumping on that couch. Stop jumping on that bed."
"Vladimir stop."
(Oh yeah, that'll work... )
rurallib
(63,938 posts)BajaDoll
(16 posts)"Trump said the U.S. will send weapons to Ukraine through NATO, which will pay for and distribute them". Am I the only one who caught this little fact he tried to slip in there? I was not aware that Nato was stepping up against Russia and supplying arms to Ukraine. Am I missing something?
chelsea0011
(10,148 posts)50 days to destroy Ukraine into surrender?