A slowpoke from the White House

[Alik Bahshi]

Alik Bakhshi

A slowpoke from the White House

Donald Trump, literally in the first days of his presidency, promised to stop the bloodshed in Ukraine and save thousands of people from death. As a thrifty owner and businessman, for whom America is above all else, Trump was concerned about America's spending on military aid to Ukraine. He did not care at all under what conditions the war would stop and a peace treaty would be signed between the aggressor and the victim. I believe Trump planned to benefit from the peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Having already had experience communicating with Putin, and apparently knowing him as a smart and calculating politician, Trump decided to put pressure on Zelensky first and invited him to the White House in the hope that under the threat of ending military aid, he would be able to persuade the young green politician to make concessions. However, Trump was very wrong, Zelensky surprisingly turned out to be a tough nut to crack, who made it clear to the American businessman that he was not going to trade Ukrainian territory.

However, Zelensky's unsuccessful visit also had a positive side for Ukraine, because against the backdrop of Trump's threat to interrupt arms supplies to Ukraine, EU countries realized the need to ensure Ukraine's victory in its war with fascist Russia on their own. And after three months, Trump also realized the futility of simply persuading to end the bloodshed. Moreover, in order not to look like a lost sheep, Trump abandoned his threat to suspend arms supplies to Ukraine. At the same time, on May 12, European leaders and Trump issued an ultimatum demanding a ceasefire along the entire front line for 30 days and to begin peace talks without delay, otherwise tougher sanctions would be imposed on Russia. Trump promised to transfer weapons to Ukraine in quantities sufficient to defeat the Russian army if Putin refused direct negotiations.

It seems that this time Putin, who had been counting on a split between America and the EU, was seriously scared for the first time, so much so that without waiting for the next day, he urgently gathered his servants at 2 a.m. and announced his intention to start direct negotiations with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul. However, Putin did not say a word about a 30-day truce. Zelensky, in turn, immediately announced his readiness for a personal meeting with Putin. Here Putin, without expecting it, fell into a trap that he himself had set. It must be said that Putin avoided any debates and, unlike other presidential contenders, never took part in them during the election campaign. It is not difficult to foresee that during a face-to-face meeting, the former comedian showman will devour him alive, especially in the presence of Erdogan and Trump himself, who could not miss an opportunity to get some extra PR, who made him want to fly to such a significant event. Such a prospect was clearly not in the calculation of the Kremlin dictator. Well, what can he tell the whole world - I want war? After all, only war, and preferably a victorious one, reliably ensures his stay on the royal throne. Peace in the current circumstances is like death for Putin. The Russian people, impoverished by the war, with their relict imperial worldview, will not forgive the Fuhrer for his unfulfilled dreams of reviving the empire and the many thousands of soldiers who died in vain. Naturally, Putin at the last moment refused to meet with Zelensky and belatedly sent negotiators to Istanbul who do not have any authority, with the sole purpose of dragging out these negotiations for as long as possible.

How this childishly naive trick of Putin will be perceived depends entirely on Trump, who, I hope, will finally understand his mistake in thinking that the war can be stopped through negotiations without defeating the aggressor. Trump could have really saved thousands of lives if, upon entering the White House, he had not repeated Biden's mistake of supplying weapons in small doses, but had immediately ordered the transfer of weapons to Ukraine in the quantities necessary for victory. Only a convincing victory for Ukraine can thwart Putin's revanchist plans to restore the Russian Empire within the borders of the Soviet Union.

05/16/2025

[franky1]

zelenski is president of ukraine so he has jurisdiction of his country and ultimately its his choice of its future.. not the EU's nor US

however zelenksi pushed his luck too many times
he wanted:
to join the EU and also nato so that he can have a free military at his eastern border without having to pay the full bill to guard it
he wanted to scare EU into thinking that if they did not defend ukraine then russia would come for EU next(through ukraines western border)

however whilst fake scaring EU into deals. ukraine was actually viewing west ukraine(border to EU) as a safe zone where he is to develop ski resorts and such, turn mid-west ukraine into tourist destinations... kind of weird to be thinking about tourism during a war and pretending ukraines west was at risk if EU didnt defend the east

but oh well, money is money. and because its not the politicians money at risk, nor their lives. and instead its citizens money and lives at risk, to hell with it, right.. keep the war message moving as long as the money moves with it

even with the minerals deals recently, the rhetoric is still about 'wilst mining, we need a defence budget and income stream or else there will be ongoing fighting that will expand'

[caroasi]

Instead of focusing on weak arguments that appear as talking points of the elites, you could be focused on the right-wing attempt to increase the USA military budget, for which there is 100% absolutely not any money for at all. In fact, any increase at all in the military budget can be expected to go into price inflation into the USA economy.

There is one place the lines of war will end... at or near the front lines. Zelinsky refuses to accept a peace deal that is anywhere near the front lines, and so he is squarely to blame for the lack of a peace deal. The Russians are not going to pay hundreds of thousands of lives for that land and then say "oh, nevermind, you can have it".

If the 2025 budget comes in without a substantial deficit reduction, Trump will lose support from the right wing as inflation continues in 2026.

[BADecker]

The Neocon Republicans in Congress are slowing Trump down. They have already just about stopped DOGE... DOGE, an operation and agency that is saving the people of America $billions. So we see, that it is the American Congress who are stopping the success of the American people.

[Alik Bahshi]

The Neocon Republicans in Congress are slowing Trump down. They have already just about stopped DOGE... DOGE, an operation and agency that is saving the people of America $billions. So we see, that it is the American Congress who are stopping the success of the American people.

Dear Sir, What are you talking about? It seems to me that you have mixed up the topics.

[paxmao]

Instead of focusing on weak arguments that appear as talking points of the elites, you could be focused on the right-wing attempt to increase the USA military budget, for which there is 100% absolutely not any money for at all. In fact, any increase at all in the military budget can be expected to go into price inflation into the USA economy.

There is one place the lines of war will end... at or near the front lines. Zelinsky refuses to accept a peace deal that is anywhere near the front lines, and so he is squarely to blame for the lack of a peace deal. The Russians are not going to pay hundreds of thousands of lives for that land and then say "oh, nevermind, you can have it".

If the 2025 budget comes in without a substantial deficit reduction, Trump will lose support from the right wing as inflation continues in 2026.

That is not at all the case. Ruzzia demanded all occupied territory and part of the territory that it has not managed to occupy yet. As you may undrestand, Ukraine's lives are more dear to Ukraine that "Ruzzian" lives are to Putin - which seems to understand war as an industrial affair in which you exchange people (which Ruzzia does need) for more territory (which Ruzzia does not need).

Otherwise, the military spending will increase everywhere. You know who to thank for it.

[Vod]

kind of weird to be thinking about tourism during a war ...

My initial reaction to this was "Why is it weird?"  But after researching using Deepseek, I discovered that the only time any country has started a major tourism project was during WWI, when the US started the National Park Infrastructure, leading to places like Yellowstone and Yosemite.    One could stretch and claim it was to combat lawlessness in those future parks, or make citizens feel comfortable as guerrillas during an invasion, but it seems to be the only major project that was started with no other goal in mind than tourism.

If Zelensky can get outside countries invested in his country, they are more likely to help defend it?   That's the only reason I can think of; it is weird.

[caroasi]

Instead of focusing on weak arguments that appear as talking points of the elites, you could be focused on the right-wing attempt to increase the USA military budget, for which there is 100% absolutely not any money for at all. In fact, any increase at all in the military budget can be expected to go into price inflation into the USA economy.

There is one place the lines of war will end... at or near the front lines. Zelinsky refuses to accept a peace deal that is anywhere near the front lines, and so he is squarely to blame for the lack of a peace deal. The Russians are not going to pay hundreds of thousands of lives for that land and then say "oh, nevermind, you can have it".

If the 2025 budget comes in without a substantial deficit reduction, Trump will lose support from the right wing as inflation continues in 2026.

That is not at all the case. Ruzzia demanded all occupied territory and part of the territory that it has not managed to occupy yet. As you may undrestand, Ukraine's lives are more dear to Ukraine that "Ruzzian" lives are to Putin - which seems to understand war as an industrial affair in which you exchange people (which Ruzzia does need) for more territory (which Ruzzia does not need).

Otherwise, the military spending will increase everywhere. You know who to thank for it.

Telling me Russia is demanding more territory than the front lines does not mean that the war will end somewhere other than near the front lines. We'll see where it ends within five years, and then we'll know who was correct on this topic. They likely want to match the negotiation tactics of the west, which would mean asking for more than what they expect to get.

[Alik Bahshi]

It looks like the US Senate will impose a 500% tariff on countries buying Russian oil, contrary to Trump's policy of essentially encouraging Putin's war in Ukraine with his inaction.

[BADecker]

It looks like the US Senate will impose a 500% tariff on countries buying Russian oil, contrary to Trump's policy of essentially encouraging Putin's war in Ukraine with his inaction.

Time for the stupid Congress to provoke more war from Russia, and enforce more BRICS in the world.

[Hispo]

It looks like the US Senate will impose a 500% tariff on countries buying Russian oil, contrary to Trump's policy of essentially encouraging Putin's war in Ukraine with his inaction.

That is going to cause a significant impact in the market, if we keep in mind those who are the main clients and buyers of Russian energy are China and India. I doubt China will stop buying oil from Russia just to avoid those high tariffs, and India may try to find other sources of energy to country to feed their country with is highly overpopulated and in need of oil and gas.
Anyways, It is interesting how the United States actually passed this law when Trump is so openly in favor of Russia and does not seem eager to help Ukraine to resist the invasion to their territory.

Still, due to the high demand for oil, Russia will be able to get their energy sold, but there will be a high change they will need to apply a discount on it.

[Alik Bahshi]

It looks like the US Senate will impose a 500% tariff on countries buying Russian oil, contrary to Trump's policy of essentially encouraging Putin's war in Ukraine with his inaction.

Time for the stupid Congress to provoke more war from Russia, and enforce more BRICS in the world.

  Now, under new sanctions, BRICS will fall apart.

[BADecker]

It looks like the US Senate will impose a 500% tariff on countries buying Russian oil, contrary to Trump's policy of essentially encouraging Putin's war in Ukraine with his inaction.

Time for the stupid Congress to provoke more war from Russia, and enforce more BRICS in the world.

  Now, under new sanctions, BRICS will fall apart.

BRICS member countries are not sanctioning each other. They are working together. If the West keeps on trying to sanction them, they will simply follow through with the Western sanctions by sanctioning the West.

[Alik Bahshi]

It looks like the US Senate will impose a 500% tariff on countries buying Russian oil, contrary to Trump's policy of essentially encouraging Putin's war in Ukraine with his inaction.

Time for the stupid Congress to provoke more war from Russia, and enforce more BRICS in the world.

  Now, under new sanctions, BRICS will fall apart.

BRICS member countries are not sanctioning each other. They are working together. If the West keeps on trying to sanction them, they will simply follow through with the Western sanctions by sanctioning the West.

 Firstly, I didn't understand anything. Secondly, Brazil, where the BRICS members gathered for the summit, informed Putin that it would not guarantee his safety if he arrived because of an arrest warrant for him as a criminal.

[BADecker]

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BRICS member countries are not sanctioning each other. They are working together. If the West keeps on trying to sanction them, they will simply follow through with the Western sanctions by sanctioning the West.

 Firstly, I didn't understand anything. Secondly, Brazil, where the BRICS members gathered for the summit, informed Putin that it would not guarantee his safety if he arrived because of an arrest warrant for him as a criminal.

Firstly, then why do you keep on writing your gibberish if you don't understand anything?

BRICS is about getting the world out from under the corrupt US banking system. Putin doesn't have to go. He can send proxies.

[Hispo]

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BRICS member countries are not sanctioning each other. They are working together. If the West keeps on trying to sanction them, they will simply follow through with the Western sanctions by sanctioning the West.

 Firstly, I didn't understand anything. Secondly, Brazil, where the BRICS members gathered for the summit, informed Putin that it would not guarantee his safety if he arrived because of an arrest warrant for him as a criminal.

Firstly, then why do you keep on writing your gibberish if you don't understand anything?

BRICS is about getting the world out from under the corrupt US banking system. Putin doesn't have to go. He can send proxies.

And why do you think the banking system which is alledgedly being created by the members of BRICS is going to be less corrupt than the system implemented by USA and the European Union, though?
There are countries within the BRICS who keep reckless economical policies within their own countries, not even mention they also have autocratic ways to govern over their people, the system created by some BRICS FIAT could even be less transparent and less secure than what the USA and it's allies currently have with SWIFT.

Also, China (which is one of the most important members of BRICS) does not have a real interest on trashing their Chinese Yuan in order to push some theorical BRICS fiat or currency, they like the control they have over their Fiat.

By the way, I doubt that hypothetical currency will be backed with anything, not even gold, silver or oil, it will be just based on trust, as the US Dollar is.

[BADecker]

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Firstly, then why do you keep on writing your gibberish if you don't understand anything?

BRICS is about getting the world out from under the corrupt US banking system. Putin doesn't have to go. He can send proxies.

And why do you think the banking system which is alledgedly being created by the members of BRICS is going to be less corrupt than the system implemented by USA and the European Union, though?
There are countries within the BRICS who keep reckless economical policies within their own countries, not even mention they also have autocratic ways to govern over their people, the system created by some BRICS FIAT could even be less transparent and less secure than what the USA and it's allies currently have with SWIFT.

Also, China (which is one of the most important members of BRICS) does not have a real interest on trashing their Chinese Yuan in order to push some theorical BRICS fiat or currency, they like the control they have over their Fiat.

By the way, I doubt that hypothetical currency will be backed with anything, not even gold, silver or oil, it will be just based on trust, as the US Dollar is.

Will BRICS fiat be backed by gold and silver that you can simply trade for? We aren't that far into it yet.

When you look at Russia and China, they set forth in their documents that they are out to take the world over. When you look at US and Western docs, they say freedom for everybody. Then the Western banking system screws everybody.

What do you want? Honesty or lies?

[Alik Bahshi]

~

BRICS member countries are not sanctioning each other. They are working together. If the West keeps on trying to sanction them, they will simply follow through with the Western sanctions by sanctioning the West.

 Firstly, I didn't understand anything. Secondly, Brazil, where the BRICS members gathered for the summit, informed Putin that it would not guarantee his safety if he arrived because of an arrest warrant for him as a criminal.

Firstly, then why do you keep on writing your gibberish if you don't understand anything?

BRICS is about getting the world out from under the corrupt US banking system. Putin doesn't have to go. He can send proxies.

 It seems that my, as you say, gibberish is of interest to you, if you are active in it. For example, I do not read your topics, and you do not miss a single one of my topics, which says where the gibberish really is.

The only reason Putin does not come to Brazil is the fear of being arrested.

[BADecker]

~

Firstly, then why do you keep on writing your gibberish if you don't understand anything?

BRICS is about getting the world out from under the corrupt US banking system. Putin doesn't have to go. He can send proxies.

 It seems that my, as you say, gibberish is of interest to you, if you are active in it. For example, I do not read your topics, and you do not miss a single one of my topics, which says where the gibberish really is.

The only reason Putin does not come to Brazil is the fear of being arrested.

Thank you. You have just shown us how off you are. I barely read your topics. Who wants to read all that gibberish? If there is one now and again, that seems kind of interesting, I might respond. But mostly I ignore your junk.

The only reason Putin might not go to Brazil is that he is peaceful, and might have to start a war right in Brazil to ensure his own safety. So, it's for the safety of the world that he doesn't go to Brazil... if he doesn't.

[Alik Bahshi]

~

Firstly, then why do you keep on writing your gibberish if you don't understand anything?

BRICS is about getting the world out from under the corrupt US banking system. Putin doesn't have to go. He can send proxies.

 It seems that my, as you say, gibberish is of interest to you, if you are active in it. For example, I do not read your topics, and you do not miss a single one of my topics, which says where the gibberish really is.

The only reason Putin does not come to Brazil is the fear of being arrested.

Thank you. You have just shown us how off you are. I barely read your topics. Who wants to read all that gibberish? If there is one now and again, that seems kind of interesting, I might respond. But mostly I ignore your junk.

The only reason Putin might not go to Brazil is that he is peaceful, and might have to start a war right in Brazil to ensure his own safety. So, it's for the safety of the world that he doesn't go to Brazil... if he doesn't.

What logic! Putin is not going to Brazil so as not to start a war with it. Thanks to Putin. Brazil avoided a war with Russia. Yes, it would be better for Putler to sit in a bunker. He has no business in decent society.