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LetMyPeopleVote

(173,914 posts)
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 10:38 AM Dec 4

trump is trying to block Europe from giving Ukraine blocked Russian funds

Russia is trying to cut a peace deal based on giving trump a share of these funds and other business deals

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trump is trying to block Europe from giving Ukraine blocked Russian funds (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Dec 4 OP
Pootin must be so proud of his puppet SheltieLover Dec 4 #1
What a miserable greedy asshole. 😡 Dave Bowman Dec 4 #2
I prefer sadistic greedy bastard vapor2 Dec 4 #26
You know, I have a mile-long list of insulting names and expressions to describe that cruel degenerate... Dave Bowman Dec 5 #31
Trump has been such a good friend to Europe Johonny Dec 4 #3
Europe should tell him to FOAD. MLWR Dec 4 #14
Europe likely to tell trump to pound sand vapor2 Dec 4 #25
Trump is on the wrong side history... What about the 20 to 90 K of Ukrainian kids that Putin has kidnapped? Botany Dec 4 #4
Pedonold doesn't care about US kids going hungry, so... Justice matters. Dec 4 #18
He really is a hideous person. Cruelty is the point. Botany Dec 4 #19
Corrupted pedonold thinks he won the mega-billions lottery Justice matters. Dec 4 #21
"What about the 20 to 90 K of Ukrainian kids that Putin has kidnapped?" OldBaldy1701E Dec 4 #22
Ukraine's European allies know very well what Trump and Putin are up to Emrys Dec 4 #5
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission thought crime Dec 4 #12
And she's not alone PatSeg Dec 4 #13
Good. She shouldn't. MLWR Dec 4 #15
I don't believe Trump has a mechanism for blocking the use of funds that are deposited in European banks. Martin68 Dec 4 #6
Trump can't dictate demands to sovereign nations and expect them to just obey him. He's posturing. Texin Dec 4 #7
After "conquering" the U.S. SergeStorms Dec 4 #10
His one gift is finding and exploiting leverage and vulnerabilities. If he doesn't get his cut, he can threaten wiggs Dec 4 #16
Often true, but just as often Trump's threats prove to be empty and he just moves on to a new target. Martin68 Dec 4 #20
Luckily...... SergeStorms Dec 4 #8
Putin has something on him, come on folks let's be real ashredux Dec 4 #9
Putin may well have something on Schlump. ShazzieB Dec 4 #17
He has a lot of 'something' on him. sheshe2 Dec 5 #27
And stupid MAGA who already lost business, medical services, their SS and Medicare won't see a dime but will back this ChicagoTeamster Dec 4 #11
MAGA Moscow Agent Governing America MissouriDem47 Dec 4 #23
We expect nothing less Old Crank Dec 4 #24
Trump has an ally in Bart De Wever, the prime minister of Belgium, where the Russian assets are being held Emrys Dec 5 #28
Putin has strategically placed his puppets everywhere. Irish_Dem Dec 5 #29
trump is Putin's puppet LetMyPeopleVote Dec 5 #30

Dave Bowman

(6,479 posts)
31. You know, I have a mile-long list of insulting names and expressions to describe that cruel degenerate...
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 02:31 PM
Dec 5

but it never seems to be enough to give an accurate image of that slimy repulsive creature.

Johonny

(25,226 posts)
3. Trump has been such a good friend to Europe
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 11:15 AM
Dec 4

That I'm sure these countries will give a fuck what he says . . .

vapor2

(3,587 posts)
25. Europe likely to tell trump to pound sand
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 11:49 PM
Dec 4

they do not want Russian aggression at any cost

Botany

(76,159 posts)
4. Trump is on the wrong side history... What about the 20 to 90 K of Ukrainian kids that Putin has kidnapped?
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 11:36 AM
Dec 4
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220846290

Btw Anybody want to see what a good job that Biden did as POTUS? Look @ the coalition of European
Nations he helped to put together on his 2023 trip to Ukraine after which he met the needed parties and
put together a solid foundation to help Ukraine in defeating the evil that is Putin. After Trump used a
dirty ass “election” to become a national and international nightmare that coalition has stepped up big
time and also have cut Trump and America out of it.

Justice matters.

(9,236 posts)
18. Pedonold doesn't care about US kids going hungry, so...
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 01:24 PM
Dec 4

like he would care about another nation's kids?

They don't give him tens of millions.

Botany

(76,159 posts)
19. He really is a hideous person. Cruelty is the point.
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 01:41 PM
Dec 4

His and Musk’s cutting USAID to some of the poorest people in the world has already cost
@ least 1 million lives in Africa. More than half are children. They also stopped the delivery
of anti diarrhea medicines which is a huge killer of hungry people.

The only thing with the kidnapped Ukrainian Children is that it
is more public and there might be some public pressure on those shits.

If the God of our Christo Fascist Evangelicals is real then they would both be struck down dead in the
name of Jay BEE susss.

Justice matters.

(9,236 posts)
21. Corrupted pedonold thinks he won the mega-billions lottery
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 02:05 PM
Dec 4

by "winning" the election. I'm sure he believed the FAUX lies about Joe Biden and Hunter cashing in, and now it's his turn.

The US needs him out. Talk about an emergency!

OldBaldy1701E

(9,889 posts)
22. "What about the 20 to 90 K of Ukrainian kids that Putin has kidnapped?"
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 06:27 PM
Dec 4

Oh, you mean the new Mar-a-Largo staff?

Emrys

(8,894 posts)
5. Ukraine's European allies know very well what Trump and Putin are up to
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 11:44 AM
Dec 4

See here: Der Spiegel article: "We Must Not Leave Ukraine and Volodymyr Alone with These Guys" - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220846629

thought crime

(1,117 posts)
12. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 12:55 PM
Dec 4

is no longer able to hide her complete contempt for Trump.

Martin68

(26,884 posts)
6. I don't believe Trump has a mechanism for blocking the use of funds that are deposited in European banks.
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 11:58 AM
Dec 4

Texin

(2,825 posts)
7. Trump can't dictate demands to sovereign nations and expect them to just obey him. He's posturing.
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 12:19 PM
Dec 4

SergeStorms

(19,879 posts)
10. After "conquering" the U.S.
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 12:28 PM
Dec 4

the Big Orange Pig believes he's "king of the world," now. If he only realized how despised he is around the globe. Nah..... everyone loves him, at least in his minds-eye.

wiggs

(8,621 posts)
16. His one gift is finding and exploiting leverage and vulnerabilities. If he doesn't get his cut, he can threaten
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 01:22 PM
Dec 4

tariffs, NATO and UN funding, port access, yank visas, investigate leaders, etc.. Doesn't matter if it's legal, moral, ethical, or in the interests of the US.

Martin68

(26,884 posts)
20. Often true, but just as often Trump's threats prove to be empty and he just moves on to a new target.
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 01:49 PM
Dec 4

He employs a scattershot technique, threatening everyone with everything, and only pursues the ones that hit.

SergeStorms

(19,879 posts)
8. Luckily......
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 12:22 PM
Dec 4

Trump has alienated our former European allies to the point where they no longer listen to a thing he says.
"The crazy orange guy wants us to do what?"

ashredux

(2,839 posts)
9. Putin has something on him, come on folks let's be real
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 12:27 PM
Dec 4

He’s doing more for Putin than he’s doing for the USA

ShazzieB

(22,108 posts)
17. Putin may well have something on Schlump.
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 01:23 PM
Dec 4

But I could easily see the Orange Hellbeast doing Vlad's bidding regardless. He worships dictators and probably sees Pootie as a role model.

sheshe2

(95,385 posts)
27. He has a lot of 'something' on him.
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 12:03 AM
Dec 5

Putin has a lot of dirt on him, the girls and more. Putin owns his b***h.

ChicagoTeamster

(339 posts)
11. And stupid MAGA who already lost business, medical services, their SS and Medicare won't see a dime but will back this
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 12:37 PM
Dec 4

Emrys

(8,894 posts)
28. Trump has an ally in Bart De Wever, the prime minister of Belgium, where the Russian assets are being held
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 12:15 AM
Dec 5

De Wever has long been known to harbour sympathies toward Russia, but is currently hiding behind legal and geopoilitical fears to justify not working on a way to release the billions.

How Belgium became Russia's most valuable asset

Prime Minister Bart De Wever is blocking a raid on Moscow's frozen funds to help Ukraine. Can anyone change his mind?

https://www.politico.eu/article/belgium-russia-bart-de-wever-moscow-funds-brussels-bank-ukraine-war/


Following consultations between the major European partners, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz is due to pay De Wever a visit this week to try to talk some sense into him.
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