Ukraine again!

[hughnique]

It strikes memories of how the USA helped the UK out during the 2nd world war, not long ago did we finish paying off that debt. Surely if weapons were donated then how can you start charging the Ukraine for what was supposedly a help you out gift

[suein56]

Trump is a business man and has eyed up Ukraine's minerals since the beginning ...

According to an article I read a majority of the minerals are to be found in the part of Ukraine that Putin has control of .. and he has no intention of giving that land back.

[Blaze]

@suein56 Yes, and now Putin if offering the US minerals from Russia .... and Ukraine. Trump will have no qualms doing a deal with Russia and Ukranian land ...

[Lori]

It may sound far fetched, but I wonder if Trump and Putin have some sort of joint 'plan' to carve out the parts of the World they want to be their own. Leaving the 'undesirable' parts to self combust. Where would that leave China in their plan ?

[Blaze]

Where would that leave China in their plan ?

I think they're being short-sighted if they think they can isolate China. Today's consumer-orientated society needs China and isn't prepared to pay the price of home-made goods.

As far as the Putin/Trump relationship is concerned, I doubt either is interested in the other, other than what they think they can get out of them. Naturally Putin is using a gullible Trump to get what he wants in Ukraine (he wants Ukraine back in the fold with mother Russia as it was during the USSR and during Tzarist Russia).
Not to mention everyone wanting a chunk of Ukraine's mineral wealth ....

[rabbit]

A former KGB spy Alnur Mussayev has claimed that Trump was recruited as a Russian asset over 40 years ago and operated under the code name Krasnov.

[Wilbro]

Well he seems to be working towards MRGA (Make Russia Great Again!) Cosying up to Putin and demanding protection money from Ukraine. Absolute 100% scumbag.

[Lori]

Absolute 100% scumbag.

That's putting it nicely. And, unfortunately, he is now one of the most powerful men in the world.

[Bayleaf]

Narcissistic Autocrat seems to describe people like him quite well.

[glazedallover]

Trump and Vance just trying to browbeat Zelensky into submission was nothing short of disgraceful and a total embarrassment.