No, I’m not talking about any of Putin’s own people:

And not this guy, either:

We know where they stand. I was thinking about this one:

Because it’s impossible to discern from his words and actions what the hell he’s thinking . . . ever. Despite all of his tough talk about sanctions and hitting Russia’s oil and banking industries, he continues to turn the screws on Ukraine by siding with Vladimir Putin on nearly every issue . . . frequently even using the same phraseology.

You want examples? Okay . . . try these on for size:

He accused Ukraine of starting the war; he even called Volodymyr Zelensky a dictator.

He fails to exhibit any sign of dismay at Russia’s continued attacks on Ukraine’s civilian population.

He agrees with Putin that NATO membership for Ukraine should never happen.

He has “paused” — indefinitely — all arms shipments to Ukraine, potentially rendering them defenseless against Russia’s ever-increasing barrages.

He has — to Putin’s undisguised delight — undermined America’s 80-year partnership with Europe, leaving all of those countries vulnerable to Russia’s rapacious appetite for territory.

And, in one brutal, disgusting, below-the-belt attack, he and his sidekick, JD Vance, ganged up on Zelensky in the White House to humiliate him before the entire world, leaving him to seek the help his country so desperately needs from the very same European nations that are also being screwed by Team Trump.

Want more? Well, yesterday — in an interview with the only news agency he considers to be reliable (Fox, of course), Trump was asked whether he was concerned that reduced support for Ukraine might endanger its survival. He replied:

“Well, it may not survive anyway.” [RFE/RL, March 10, 2025.]

That’s the sort of thing you say when you stomp on an ant — not an entire nation of 37 million people!

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And, as though we needed further verification of Trump’s stance on Russia . . .

Today, in Moscow, that darling of duplicitous double-talk — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov — issued his daily news briefing, telling the press that Russia and the United States are “at an initial stage of restoring our bilateral relations.” [Vitaliy Shevchenko, BBC Monitoring, March 10, 2025.]

He went on to say: “It’s going to be a long and difficult path, but at least the two presidents have expressed political will to move in this direction.” [Id.]

And, adding that Trump and Putin had only spoken once since Trump’s return to the White House, he said that the conversation was “constructive enough to stay in touch and solve problems.” [Id.]

Right. Isn’t that what you do when you’ve had an argument with a sibling or a best friend? You hug it out and go on as though it never happened.

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Had enough? I don’t blame you. But if not, just stick around for the next chapter of the never-ending soap opera, “As the World Spins Out of Control.”

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
3/10/25