The messenger, in this case, is none other than the usually-eloquent Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry (“Dima”) Peskov, who appears to be struggling for words today . . . possibly for the first time in his life.

And the person who brought about this surprising turn of events is none other than the rarely-eloquent Donald Trump, who yesterday declared that Vladimir Putin had apparently gone “CRAZY,” which left Trump “surprised” and “not happy.”

I don’t know where Putin is at the moment, but he sent his ever-faithful Peskov to respond to Trump’s shocking criticism. And the best Dima could come up with was this:

“We are really grateful to the Americans and to President Trump personally for their assistance in organizing and launching this negotiation process. Of course, at the same time, this is a very crucial moment, which is associated, of course, with the emotional overload of everyone absolutely and with emotional reactions.” [Brandon Conradis, The Hill, May 26, 2025.]

(Note: I tried to find a picture of Putin looking humble for insertion here, but none seems to exist. Oh, well . . . )

I don’t want to make too much of this brief stumble on the part of poor Dima; he is, after all, just Putin’s mouthpiece. I’m sure they’ll come up with an appropriately snarky retort soon.

And it would be naive to think we might be seeing an indication of a sudden change of heart on Putin’s part concerning his murderous rampage through Ukraine.

But it is just a teensy bit heartening to observe the Kremlin’s almost diffident reaction when Donald Trump finally locates his manhood and says the right thing.

It’s about time!

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
5/26/25