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Emrys

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15. Putin might be a no-show, and the Kremlin's kept schtum so far about the suggested meeting with Zelensky

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon May 12, 2025, 06:09 PM

May 2025

I guess if Zelensky empty-chairs Putin, Trump could use the platform to announce a vast increase in military aid to Ukraine and savage sanctions on Russia.

He's a man of his word, right?

I mean, otherwise Putin's just very publicly flipping him the bird.

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Trump Floats Joining a Meeting of Putin and Zelensky [View all] applegrove May 2025 OP

I bet neither want him there......some common ground? prodigitalson May 2025 #1

The common ground is everyone hates Trump Johonny May 2025 #12

shithole and Putin will gang up on President Z...................... Lovie777 May 2025 #2

I cant imagine Putin wants his help at the table prodigitalson May 2025 #7

Stay the fuck away slobfather Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 #3

Trump considers governing to be Sho-Biz and he doesn't want Zelensky or Putin to steal the photo op. Ping Tung May 2025 #4

Yep. He can't stand the thought they will get the photo ops. Irish_Dem May 2025 #6

He hates to miss some of his grifting or cruelty meetings. Irish_Dem May 2025 #5

How to guarantee a meeting is fruitless... Wounded Bear May 2025 #8

They need someone to hold the piss buckets. CentralMass May 2025 #9

He's fantasizing about the Nobel Peace Prize again. LastDemocratInSC May 2025 #10

He should just AI himself in, Just like he did at the Vatican. ananda May 2025 #11

PUTIN can doom it on his own, KRASNOV blows it for sure. UTUSN May 2025 #13

They might find some common ground laughing at the bumbling fool pretending to be a grownup. tanyev May 2025 #14

Putin might be a no-show, and the Kremlin's kept schtum so far about the suggested meeting with Zelensky Emrys May 2025 #15