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Botany

(74,884 posts)
Thu Jun 26, 2025, 08:03 AM Jun 26

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump admits Putin could invade more of Europe after meeting Zelensky at Nato

Source: Independent

US president Donald Trump has admitted that Russian president Vladimir Putin could invade more of Europe beyond Ukraine.

Trump was asked whether he considered Putin an enemy and if he believed that the Russian president has territorial ambitions beyond Ukraine.

“It’s possible,” he answered at a press conference at the Nato summit in the Netherlands. "I consider him a person who I think is misguided," Trump said.

He said Putin “would like to get out of this thing”. “It’s a mess for him”. "He called the other day, and he said, 'Can I help you with Iran?' I said, 'No, you can help me with Russia,” Trump said.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-trump-zelensky-putin-nato-missiles-latest-news-b2777156.html



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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump admits Putin could invade more of Europe after meeting Zelensky at Nato (Original Post) Botany Jun 26 OP
Everything that Krasnov says about Russia gab13by13 Jun 26 #1
And he wouldn't stop it too. no_hypocrisy Jun 26 #2
Trump would say, "It's fine." Hugin Jun 26 #3
Off topic, I apologize. What fucking color was Trump yesterday? He looked like a Buffalo chicken wing. twodogsbarking Jun 26 #4
NATO OC375 Jun 26 #5
Wishy washy.......... Lovie777 Jun 26 #6
Well, he COULD Jilly_in_VA Jun 26 #7
Trump could get a huge popularity boost if he totally sanctioned Russia oil exports. Given his narcissism... dutch777 Jun 26 #8
Misguided bdamomma Jun 26 #9
I guess Putin "could" do that. but there are lots of things he could hypothetically do that are equally outlandish. BobTheSubgenius Jun 26 #10

Hugin

(36,724 posts)
3. Trump would say, "It's fine."
Thu Jun 26, 2025, 08:06 AM
Jun 26

As long as Pootie gives 4 hours notice to evacuate Europe.

twodogsbarking

(14,667 posts)
4. Off topic, I apologize. What fucking color was Trump yesterday? He looked like a Buffalo chicken wing.
Thu Jun 26, 2025, 08:07 AM
Jun 26

Lovie777

(19,476 posts)
6. Wishy washy..........
Thu Jun 26, 2025, 08:14 AM
Jun 26

although shithole still approves of what Putin is doing, up means down.

shithole needs a cognitive test by a unbiased repeatable doctor.

Jilly_in_VA

(12,547 posts)
7. Well, he COULD
Thu Jun 26, 2025, 08:17 AM
Jun 26

but K suspect he'd really get his ass handed to him, unless he managed to pull China into it...which I don't think Xi would fall for.

dutch777

(4,659 posts)
8. Trump could get a huge popularity boost if he totally sanctioned Russia oil exports. Given his narcissism...
Thu Jun 26, 2025, 08:48 AM
Jun 26

amazing that he has not latched on to the idea. If the US and the EU agreed to eliminate the oil price limit on Russia exporting oil and simply said no oil exports, then started intercepting the ghost fleet in international waters that has been transporting a significant amount of oil, Putin would be in even more dire economic straits at home. Yes, they do export 25% of their oil by pipeline, which could not readily be interdicted short of military action, but that would still be a huge hit to Putin. Maybe it IS the "pee pee" tapes that Putin has over Trump but otherwise Trump's reluctance to do more for Ukraine seems odd to the degree that it would boost his image to many.

bdamomma

(68,906 posts)
9. Misguided
Thu Jun 26, 2025, 08:58 AM
Jun 26

projecting again? Both the Felon and Putin are misguided, both are criminals of the highest caliber.

BobTheSubgenius

(12,056 posts)
10. I guess Putin "could" do that. but there are lots of things he could hypothetically do that are equally outlandish.
Thu Jun 26, 2025, 12:55 PM
Jun 26

Take up a career as a song-and-dance man. Pull out his own teeth on a live stream. Of course, the big questions are "Why?" and "Just how out of touch with reality might he be?"


Admittedly, Ukraine has had a LOT of help, but no NATO countries have sent actual combatants, and they seem to be giving "the world's second-largest and most powerful military" more than was ever thought possible. One has to wonder how far Russia would get against NATO, even without the US involved. With the US involved, his options would be

"I want an all-out nuclear war, which I will gladly start if NATO opposes me directly. If Russia can't survive, then no-one can."

"I won't employ the nuclear option, but I really would like to see Russia ground into powder."

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