Summary

Donald Trump defended Russia’s massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine that followed his administration’s halt to intelligence sharing and military aid to Kyiv, saying Putin was “doing what anybody would do.”

Trump told reporters he finds it “easier” to work with Russia than Ukraine, claiming Putin “wants to end the war.”

While threatening vague sanctions against Russia on social media, Trump’s actual actions have targeted Ukraine, including cutting off military supplies and disabling Ukraine’s access to satellite imagery.

Ukrainian forces have reportedly suffered battlefield setbacks as a direct result of these U.S. policy changes.

  • Kühlschrank@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Okay let’s game this out then. If you had a president who is stomping on your civil rights, tearing down the safety net, and crashing your economy - what is it that ‘anyone would do’?

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    2 months ago

    Literally viewing the world like a EU4 map painting player would

    • KeenFlame@feddit.nu
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      2 months ago

      Yes when he sprung the bloody wedding type ambush on Zelensky. Right up to that moment his sycophants did not agree that he was on the fascist dictator’s side, but since then they ofc all turned their coat because even their decades long chant of being world moral police it only took one self proclaimed Jesus to flip their whole purpose into violence. It’s very sad and hard to belive

    • OnASnowyEvening@lemmy.world
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      Well, you’d have to ask, was there a reason they took Alaska? They might have a good reason. Maybe they think there was something wrong with how we bought it from them. They might feel we took advantage of them. I mean, wouldn’t you sympathize with someone that felt taken advantage of? They’ll have a good reason. Russia wouldn’t do anything on a whim. Not just to enrich themselves or establish a beachhead for the rest of the continental Americas; surely not.

      Of course… even if it were a beachhead… Russia might have a good reason, and we like Russia, they’re good friends. Maybe we should join together in some kind of union…

      /s

      PS: If someone was nodding their head along with the above, just know you’re on the wrong side of… well, everything.

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    2 months ago

    So he knew civilians would be killed by his actions and let it happen without any concern.

  • Oomny@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Sure…it’s what anyone would do to defeat their enemies.

    • KeenFlame@feddit.nu
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      2 months ago

      No. Some would not invade and destroy a country and say “I want to end this war” while not honoring 24 ceasefires in a row continuing to bombard civilian targets.

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        2 months ago

        It’s been a long standing right wing fantasy of sending the us military to deal with the cartels

          • OnASnowyEvening@lemmy.world
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            2 months ago

            The United States has a history of organizing campaigns to crush terrorist organizations. A month ago, the United States designated six cartels as terrorist organizations, which prompted Mexico to issue a warning about the United States attempting any sort of invasion or incursion. This is also occuring in tandem with the current President of the United States going on about taking Greenland and Panama, and how Canada should be part of the United States, which was also interpreted as a suggestion of a hostile takeover.

            And then there are reports of them having been mulling options since November, talk of it by political candidates in 2023, talk by sitting members of Congress and even legislation introduced in support of it within Congress.

            Not so curiously, these acts have been exclusively done by Republicans, also known as the Right-Wing.

            Of course, if you could show that Democrats were as keen on the idea of invading Mexico, then calling it right-wring would be in error.

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            When your response to complicated situation that could be solved with non-violence is to send in the military - that’s right wing

    • Spacehooks@reddthat.com
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      2 months ago

      Lol I like to toot that trump should deal with all these illegal immigrants by offering state hood to their countries but he won’t. Why? Color scale.

  • Gammelfisch@lemmy.world
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    Where are the shitty racist Ukrainian Brighton Beach Krasnov and Government of Putin supporters? They should volunteer for the Ukrainian infantry and see the results of their fucking vote.