Russia’s resurrected military industrial complex is cannibalising the rest of its economy…The Ukraine war may end in Riyadh

  • Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    Barbashin says Russia’s leaders expect Trump to issue ultimatums to both Kyiv and Moscow: if Volodymyr Zelensky balks at peace terms, the US will sever all military aid; if Putin drags his feet, the US will up the military ante and carpet-bomb the Russian economy.

    I do not believe for one second that Trump will issue any ultimatums to Putin. Even if he does, there’s zero chance he would follow through on any threats to Russia.

    • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.social
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      21 hours ago

      I feel like we have a better chance of Trump giving Russia military aid than of seeing Trump making any demands of Putin, let alone “carpet-bombing” their economy. Does this author forget that Putin is the Dad Trump wishes he had, and he would do anything to have Putin feign respect for him.

    • Doug Holland@lemmy.world
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      20 hours ago

      It’s a right-wing source peddling right-wing fantasies. Ukraine probably lost the war on November 5th.

    • Skiluros@sh.itjust.works
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      21 hours ago

      Putin will give a Trump a list of demands. The demands are likely exclude complete dealbreakers such as surrendering Zaporizhzhia and Kherson (I am from Ukraine, this doesn’t seem viable).

      Trump will go with putin’s demand; his plan will be to come back to the US public and say “I stopped the war” even though he essentially submitted to putin.

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        15 hours ago

        With any luck, Putin will replace all of Donny’s drawers with Novichok of the Loom for the gesture. Win-win

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      20 hours ago

      It wouldn’t be out of character for Trump to fuck over a friend/ally of he thinks it would get him an advantage in something he wants

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        14 hours ago

        Thats true, but the only thing Trump wants from Putin is to finally hear someone say that Daddy is proud of him.