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***Breaking*** Trump Demands Russia Reach Peace Deal Within 50 Days (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jul 14 OP
Or else what? Ocelot II Jul 14 #1
He will write a very stern letter Johonny Jul 14 #6
He is sending weapond to Ukraine. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 14 #8
Not a letter... Bettie Jul 14 #18
Right ILikePie92 Jul 14 #10
He told a reporter who asked that question senseandsensibility Jul 14 #19
I saw that trump was threatening tariffs LetMyPeopleVote Jul 14 #24
Tariffs on what? SheltieLover Jul 14 #28
Who knows? Putin is under extreme sanctions LetMyPeopleVote Jul 14 #30
The only product imported from ruskies I know of is Kill Mat, SheltieLover Jul 14 #31
Why not "two weeks"? Straw Man Jul 14 #2
This is 5 whole Scaramuccis underpants Jul 14 #16
Oh my! Ilsa Jul 14 #22
Putin: "Whatever" dalton99a Jul 14 #3
Negotiation by ultimatum. Works only if you are shaking down 2nd tier NYC contractors. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 14 #4
Trump chickens out in 49 days Torchlight Jul 14 #5
As mentioned online tRump is basically giving putin 50 days to do whatever he wants to Ukraine. nt ImNotGod Jul 14 #7
Or what? Scare him with..... Ping Tung Jul 14 #9
Oh no ILikePie92 Jul 14 #11
In other news, old man yells at tide to stop rising. yellowcanine Jul 14 #12
Fuck that simple-minded dumb-assed MAGA fuckstain. Fuck what Orange Bastard demands. SoFlaBro Jul 14 #13
He's really, really, really shitty at this. Initech Jul 14 #14
Putin will buddy-buddy him Stuckinthebush Jul 14 #15
50 days mike_c Jul 14 #17
Is that an earthquake or Pootie I feel trembling in the Kremlin? Vinca Jul 14 #20
This is how you handle putin Beachnutt Jul 14 #21
That's quite the generous margin for a conflict F47 was resolving on day 1 0rganism Jul 14 #23
50 days is the new 2 weeks mcar Jul 14 #25
What an asshole. Scrivener7 Jul 14 #26
EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! Auggie Jul 14 #27
Exactly! SheltieLover Jul 14 #29
He promised his base he would end the war in Ukraine and he's all over the wall and they are mad womanofthehills Jul 14 #37
Maddow Blog-Why Trump's 'major' announcement on Russia sounds familiar -- and falls far short LetMyPeopleVote Jul 14 #32
Stop. ZDU Jul 14 #33
This is why he'll get the Noble prize - in 50 days rurallib Jul 14 #34
NATO ? BajaDoll Jul 14 #35
So Trump just gave Putin chelsea0011 Jul 14 #36

DemocratSinceBirth

(101,052 posts)
8. He is sending weapond to Ukraine.
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 01:28 PM
Jul 14

It innures to their benefit Putin finds himself in a ---- measuring contest with TACO.

Bettie

(18,596 posts)
18. Not a letter...
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 02:29 PM
Jul 14

a post on Truth Toilet with many CAPITAL letters that makes very little sense....but it will have a MEME too!

senseandsensibility

(22,943 posts)
19. He told a reporter who asked that question
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 02:30 PM
Jul 14

not to ask those kind of questions, so obviously he has no answer.

LetMyPeopleVote

(166,532 posts)
24. I saw that trump was threatening tariffs
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 03:50 PM
Jul 14

trump thinks that tariffs are magical. Putin and Russia are under sanctions and so tariffs are meaningless


SheltieLover

(71,876 posts)
31. The only product imported from ruskies I know of is Kill Mat,
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 04:15 PM
Jul 14

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?

Initech

(105,693 posts)
14. He's really, really, really shitty at this.
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 01:54 PM
Jul 14

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)
15. Putin will buddy-buddy him
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 01:57 PM
Jul 14

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.

0rganism

(25,249 posts)
23. That's quite the generous margin for a conflict F47 was resolving on day 1
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 03:11 PM
Jul 14

How very forgiving of F47. Lucky for Putin he's not some immigrant hairdresser, that kind of crime requires immediate action.

womanofthehills

(10,027 posts)
37. He promised his base he would end the war in Ukraine and he's all over the wall and they are mad
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 05:16 PM
Jul 14

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)
32. Maddow Blog-Why Trump's 'major' announcement on Russia sounds familiar -- and falls far short
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 04:21 PM
Jul 14

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

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...

Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-07-14T16:32:36.866Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-major-announcement-russia-sounds-familiar-falls-far-short-rcna218677

Those expecting the “major statement” to be an important breakthrough probably should’ve known better. NBC News reported:

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 isn’t reached. ‘We’re going to be doing secondary tariffs if we don’t have a deal in 50 days,’ Trump said. ‘It’s very simple, and they’ll 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



If the rhetoric sounds at all familiar, there’s 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 Putin’s 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 he’d do if Putin ignores the threat, the American president said he didn’t want to talk about it.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3ltwpyu6jmw2c


.....But during his latest White House event, the president said of the legislation, “I’m 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 shouldn’t hold their breath.

ZDU

(587 posts)
33. Stop.
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 04:23 PM
Jul 14

"Vladimir, stop. Stop jumping on that couch. Stop jumping on that bed."

"Vladimir stop."

(Oh yeah, that'll work... )

BajaDoll

(16 posts)
35. NATO ?
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 04:44 PM
Jul 14

"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?

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