Ex-MI6 chief: Trump will turn on Putin if he rejects Ukraine deal

[@ivan7453]

Why should a country which has been unlawfully invaded make concessions to the invader? Do you hand over your possessions to a thief just to get him to leave your house?

[@Grouse2275]

And your solution? It’s a war in a complete stalemate where there is no military victory for either side. There can be a future where Ukraine rebuilds and has security but that can’t happen without compromise. Is it fair? No but it’s the reality of this situation. We’re headed to a level of worldwide instability that should concern everyone.

[@DebbyMcCarren]

a simplistic comparison

[@mikeholme1388]

Unfortunately, in this scenario, the cops have arrived but are on the home invader's payroll. Not much choice. Very unhappy with this.

[@davidreidenberg9941]

@@Grouse2275and why would you have confidence that Putin would adhere to any compromise agreement ?

[@maccaVC]

@@Grouse2275 Your solution has already been tried before, in 1938 for instance… We all know how well it worked. The war in Ukraine is going the way it is because the West is watching from afar, providing the minimum help just enough to keep Ukraine going. The only way to deal with a fascist bully is by showing strength and dedication. We are not doing that. We are demonstrating weakness by falling for Putin’s blackmail.

[@G64r64]

One way or another this country is in trouble.

[@andrewmellon5072]

I dont think anyone knows what Trump is going to do, least of all Trump himself.

[@pynn1000]

If I were Trump I'd get a food taster like ancient kings often had to have.

[@claudemiropacheco]

Fully agree. He wakes up in the morning and just react, like a day trader. He doesn't have a plan.

[@EbenBransome]

@@pynn1000 And not let Vance near him.

[@StrawHat83]

Underrated comment

[@tk_TO_2024-d3e]

@@pynn1000 I read in a book on the White House that there is a food taster for security and even when they buy the groceries and provisions for the White House kitchen there are security measures in effect.

[@fiachramaccana280]

This is the guy who surrendered to the Taliban and gave NK two summits which handed them the recognition they so desperately wanted. In exchange for absolutely nothing in return.

[@TheRayDog]

Biden surrendered and left equipment to the Taliban. Clinton gave NK nuclear technology in the 90s that enabled their nuke program to reach critical mass. Know your history.

[@agt155]

When Trump left office no US soldier had been killed in 2 years and the Taliban were not in control.

[@lindakrelle6607]

Well that wouldn't be true as we know Trump it's either IOU or money in a suitcase or a way in to China.

[@Tigershark-qy2gq]

He gets played by every real world leader and business person. Braggarts tend to not have a good poker face, and they talk too much for their own good.

[@poolmonkey]

The Art of the Deal

[@suedavis3525]

You can be sure that Trump's criterion for appointing anyone is loyalty to him personally, not competency.

[@RyGrant-v2v]

So you saying biden was competent? Thats who anti trumpers voted to put in because the didnt like trumps personality.

[@twoeggcups]

Loyalty to him PLUS being on TV. Trump literally only understands the world via TV, and he never watches anything good.

[@laurencelockwood6209]

If Trump lifts the sanctions it will show the World that Americans are supporting Russia. Most of the war efforts are directed via sanctions. In Europe, we can help with weapons but we need America to enforce the sanctions

[@jagpilotohio]

Unfortunately that’s done. He works for Putin.

[@petehowett2854]

Enforce the SANCTIONS?HOW?Will YOU,stand in the way as to when IRAN,and RUSSIA,are trading The exact articles,that are on sanction in the West?Right.

[@shooster5884]

Yes, the wearing down of Russia's economic ability to continue through next year Is an essential part of defending Ukraine as well as supplying them with the weapons necessary. We are about to find out whether Trump values praise and pretend respect from Putin and Kim Jong Un, two dictators he wants to be equal to and admires greatly.. over the security of the USA's economic and security allies..

[@LeonardTavast]

Many sanctions are controlled by Europe. Belgium in particular have control over Russia's sanctioned assets in Europe. The USA doesn't have the power to unilaterally do an 180.

[@dmkuchins6646]

Actually, no. This would be a withdrawal from trying to control the rest of the world. Given USAs record in that regard, a good thing. However, DJTs motivation is likely clandestine pressure due to Pew-tin having some kind of covert hold on him. A very bad thing.

[@Maybel196]

It's an absolute horror

[@davidreidenberg9941]

Withdrawal of arms would be a stab in the back.

[@rogerfroud300]

... and your point is?

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

Not living up to the Budapest Memorandum was already a stab in the back.

[@LogicaetRatio-r8z]

@@rogerfroud300our point is no one should have trusted the US and its promises. It is an unreliable partner. No country should ever abandon their nuclear weapons. In fact countries should start building their nuclear weapons for self protection

[@jasonzielsdorf7080]

@@LogicaetRatio-r8z America should never trust Europe.

[@LogicaetRatio-r8z]

@@jasonzielsdorf7080 it is every man for himself now

[@nickgeorgiev4730]

Criminals help criminals using the word Business.

[@NickyNustar]

The best knowledge I ever heard from an American regarding home defence was “if we don’t know what we’re doing, then the enemy don’t stand a chance”. Pure genius love.

[@danmcglynn6838]

Lol!!! That's about the size of it.

[@DavidBostock-ti2fv]

Pure fraud, not even funny.

[@lecturesfromleeds614]

Trump called Scotland "home" and he still hammered Scotch whisky with tariffs. Stop saying "Special relationship" its embarrassing

[@bittripper3530]

Special relationship hasn't existed for years, other than they sell us stuff for profit.

[@grahammcfadyenhill9555]

His Scottish mother was a domestic servant...not exactly deep roots.

[@LynneVarvell-d9m]

Was sick when he said he has a perfect relationship with Australia. He could care less about us.

[@Roy-gi5ul]

There never has been a special relationship! Unless USA needs something. Otherwise we don't count!

[@pheresy1367]

@@LynneVarvell-d9m Are you Donald Trump? Yer NOT? Then be assured that he DOESN'T care about you! I'm from New York and have known that since, forever. I'm amazed that SO many people don't understand that.

[@michaelbailey1395]

Wishful thinking.

[@markheithaus]

Well, let's hope 🤞

[@reptilia7170]

Like always on times radio....

[@orcho141]

Well it does make sense. You would imagine Trump would want the plaudits of ending the war, but an end that gives too much to Putin would also make him look weak

[@dmkuchins6646]

@@markheithaus Unrealistic, toxic hope. Britain needs to put on its big boy pants and fight its own battles now. Otherwise, why Brexit?????

[@markheithaus]

@orcho141 yep. At this point it's all about playing to his vanity. Zelinsky started pretty strong with his congratulations. Putin has refused to congratulate Trump. I hope that comes back to bite him.

[@G0ldfingers]

We now have two very unstable unpredictable men heading Russia and the US, does not take a genius to see this could go wrong.

[@dalecrocker3213]

Well you're clearly not one. Neither Putin nor Trump is in any way unstable.

[@SaturnineXTS]

@@dalecrocker3213 well, except for all the ways in which they indeed are

[@sawtooth808]

It isn’t a question of whether or not things will go wrong, because they _will_ go wrong, the question is how spectacularly bad will the ramifications be ?

[@dalecrocker3213]

@@SaturnineXTS Such as?

[@allananderson949]

How many wars in his last presidency?

[@Alpha-sf9bh]

Trump will put the world in danger.

[@paulgriffith9570]

Biden put us near World War 3

[@baphomet418]

Americans made the worst possible choice

[@bethwilliams4760]

I didn't vote him that's for sure. Never liked him or his Father in the 1970's and never will

[@Snipewoods69]

America is going to implode on itself, sadly.

[@ruarifinn]

Not all Americans!

[@ランダムロボット]

No. There were over a million votes based on provisional ballots that were "challenged" and thrown out by far-right operatives in Nevada, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. Those votes were NOT for Trump. Do the math.

[@doomfan9319]

Blaming Americans for Trump is as ignorant for blaming all Russians for Putin. It's simply insane to do so

[@anthonylaplantepaquin3053]

I wonder how Europe Will react to this New reality

[@TheRayDog]

Europe needs to significantly increase defense spending and send troops to Ukraine. In my view. It has always been needed. Having the US pull back is a long term good for Eur's defense posture.

[@kimlavender185kimlavender9]

@@TheRayDog Europe needs to ally with Russia, together we would be an economic power house, a nightmare for the US but good for us

[@TheRayDog]

@@kimlavender185kimlavender9 I don't disagree, actually. I think it's important to pull Russia back toward the West and away from China. Russian people are far more aligned with the West than China. The problem is Putin, and no telling how long he'll be around.

[@digbycrankshaft7572]

​@@kimlavender185kimlavender9try and live in the real world. Europe will never ally with a dictator again after Stalin. The UK might though as they have the morals of a ten dollar wh*re.

[@cronic8596]

special relationship that only flows one way is no friendship !

[@kmrtnsn]

What exactly do the Americans get from the UK?

[@LeMerch]

@@kmrtnsnnothing.

[@EGDD-42]

​@@kmrtnsn safety to the homeland with the UK as an "unsinkable aircraft carrier" off Europe. Which if 'sunk' is not a direct attack on 'merica

[@utd927]

​@kmrtnsn the best trained soldiers on planet earth

[@NeilD_Videos]

@@kmrtnsn The US got a lot of our soldiers' lives to help in its wars in Afghanistan and Iraq!

[@multipl3]

Trump does what Putin wants. End of

[@ArmourGX]

Trump does whatever benefits Trump, which also happens to be whatever Putin wants sometimes. America has just voted in a man who sells his country to the highest bidder. AGAIN.

[@claudiusconruton2720]

Trump did not speak to Putin yet! Fake news!

[@lovepet4565]

Hes beeing Black mailed

[@MrBucky769]

Trump has ALWAYS been a Russian agent always has been always will be

[@PlayerGuyPlays]

If Putin has material on Trump with minors (via Epstein) he owns him. Remember, Epstein stumbled into a rope during Trump's term....

[@-BuddyGuy]

Putin is capable of manipulating Trump into accepting a proposal that Ukrainians would definitely not agree too. Then Ukraine are the ones rejecting the proposal and he pulls funding. That's the plan for both of them. If Trump proves me wrong then more power to him

[@stephenhill545]

The Republican Party is not homogenous. A lot of Republicans in the House and Senate won't like enabling Russia. And Putin is not acting rationally in all matters Ukraine. Wouldn't be surprised if Trump doesn't end up taking a hard line on Russia.

[@user-ux4fo8gr9y]

@@stephenhill545 The Republican Party no longer exists. MAGA owns them now.

[@TheMarlinspike]

@@stephenhill545 They don't have a say now. They sold out to their new monarch.

[@xcfjdyrkdtulkgfilhu]

@@stephenhill545 the national security hawks will surrender to their party leader in the end. He could end any of their careers with a primary challenger endorsement, and they know it.

[@mbellizia75]

So you'd rather people endlessly die in a war that could go on for another decade..

[@RaymondSmart-y5b]

Its going to be a mess!

[@MsHappy-u5o]

What an idiot - end the war in 24hrs????

[@cannbg]

😂😂 😂😂😂😂

[@longi625]

Yep, never going to happen. Only in Trump's mind will it happen.

[@mugenmugen9632]

Ukraine is winning 😂😂😂😂

[@B-A-L]

It will happen because Trump and Putin planned the whole thing to discredit Biden.

[@AnthonyFitzgerald-w1s]

Mate, Take a breath and get a grip. Trump is obviously not “ an Idiot “ when he was the first President in many years that did not get involved in any news Wars. The majority of US people who voted for Trump know “2 7:35 4 Hours” is Political Rhetoric to show this matter is very high on his Agenda.

[@majorbrighton]

So much for giving everyone enough time to speak,

[@alpinecenter]

We might as well have Vladimir Putin as U.S. President.

[@lovecoversall-e9x]

I agree 💯👍

[@snarfels]

That is so totally ridiculous you should be embarrassed

[@molecatcher3383]

He would be the best leader the US has ever had.

[@snarfels]

@@molecatcher3383 Putin is an idiot. He still doesn’t control Trump though

[@raidermaxx2324]

Yea President Musk isnt even american,and to be honest i would prefer a russian over an african, ngl

[@tinkeringinthailand8147]

Donald Trump behaves like a mafia boss.

[@jatelf7]

More like a wannabe mafia boss.

[@twoeggcups]

An extremely weak mafia boss. That's why a strong mafia boss like Putin impresses him so much.

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Imagine a mafia boss with 34 convictions still walking around... 😮😢

[@archvaldor]

Mafia bosses tend to be effective leaders in the (horrible)context of what they do. They get removed if they aren't. Trump is not effective.

[@acajoom]

he is

[@michaeleberly7351]

No Trump will turn on Zelenskyy.

[@jagpilotohio]

Turn on him? He’s never supported him and he literally loves Putin. It’s a disaster

[@henryburton6529]

He already has!!

[@JFTB-i8y]

Good. Shouldnt be involved. We have our own people who need help

[@YBM2007]

Then Trump gives away his leverage, won't work

[@markussmedhus9717]

@@JFTB-i8y Any attempt at helping you people is called "socialism" and "government handouts". Besides all your tax dollars will just go to Israel.

[@treebs1423]

Especially if he finds out they’re eating cats and dogs 😳

[@CliffordSullivan-fj7jv]

good one!! made me laugh!! hahah thankyou!! hahahah

[@Jim-kx9ru]

Doesn’t matter he’s YOUR overlord

[@CliffordSullivan-fj7jv]

@@Jim-kx9ru I do suggest some reading material for you..its called "The Singularity" education is not your best point is it?

[@Andrea-yf3hu]

😂😂😂

[@MrJdsenior]

And geese, don't forget the geese. We will have an idiot in the White House, again, and it's the same idiot.

[@thomaswinacott4785]

Trump will make things worse !

[@philgreco7037]

WRONG! Wake up.

[@seveglider8406]

@@philgreco7037 You need to wake up! All trump did was pass a big tax cut to people who don't need it and enact trade tariffs. Both of these bad decisions the Americans people are paying for!

[@patkennedy1]

@@philgreco7037 No, we're wide awake. We are completely aware that another Trump presidency will be an utter disaster, all over the world. It is those who voted for this pretender who need to wake up. You will eventually find out just how wrong you were, but we all will have to pay the price.

[@philgreco7037]

@@seveglider8406 bs everyone was better under Trump.

[@philgreco7037]

@@patkennedy1 ...and you'll dissappear when you find out you're wrong. Everyone was better under Trump.

[@tomschrooten8127]

this bromance will end in horror

[@Mingbaakmei]

I personally believe Trump cannot force Putin to do anything, because Putin has something on Trump. Putin will give Trump face by agreeing to non-important matters, but on Ukraine and other important matters Trump will acquiesce to whatever Putin demands.

[@YBM2007]

Whatever happens in Ukraine starting in January will be a direct challenge and insult to Trump. Not much will change

[@lovecoversall-e9x]

Bingo 👍

[@82zerox]

Putin has something on Trump... do you have any proof about that??

[@coursedesign8312]

Trump feels secure today that he can say "I never did that!" and people will believe him. Kompromat is dead for Trump.

What a mess.!!

[@lovecoversall-e9x]

Thanks to the HYPOCRITES aka CHRISTIANS

[@Ch17638]

Do you think he is going to give Putin a deal ?, he is just going to leave him to do what ever he wants. Not once has he had a single critical thing to say to Putin.

[@LordDirus007]

Both Ukraine and Russia will get a deal. Russia keeps the East(Which is Majority ethnic Russians) and Ukraine gets to join NATO and the EU. This War is coming to an END!!! NO MORE PEOPLE DYING

[@LordDirus007]

Why should he say a critical thing to Putin? The United States President needs to practice diplomacy! Not escalate Tensions! This War should have never started! The CIA was messing around in Ukraine back in 2014. Trump knows it.

[@dereklyle6589]

Trump is terrified of Putin - check out the video footage of his body language when in Putin's company. Does it matter what Trump says anyway - has he ever told the truth yet ??

[@giselameunier4788]

Natp provoqued this conflict

[@Ch17638]

@giselameunier4788 the annexation of Crimea didn't give Ukraine many options to protect its own sovereignty but to go to NATO for help

[@Tony_Indiana]

This is genuinely the first thing Times Radio has gotten right.

[@antoninuspius1747]

I wish Trump could talk to Neville Chamberlain.

[@Alex-bq2vs]

Peace in our time!

[@grahammcfadyenhill9555]

Peace in my time.

[@fredcarr3550]

Trump may be rough/crass compared to the smooth talking diplomats of Europe, but they are paper tigers with the except of Zelenskyy and the previous and current leaders of the UK. Unfortunately, too many of those diplomats along with the socialists and the woke of the US, still believe Trump is a fool even though he won the election handily. He has to be a special fool to have been re-elected notwithstanding all those bs. political charges/convictions. During his first term, he had told the Europeans they needed to spend more on defence and took the same message to Japan and South Korea.. However, Europe leaders continued to drag their heels on defence spending until Putin forced their hands while they continued to seek every opportunity to get into the pockets of large US corporations(do you recall the recent fine of $3 billion against Google?). Trump isn't Chamberlain, nor is he in Putin's pocket and he will smoke Putin just as recently, he smoked Harris, Obama et al and has left them in disarray.

[@joshgriffith7554]

To all of the butthurt Europeans why don’t you use your militaries to kick Putin out have you ever thought of that

[@jcee2259]

I hold Trump to a lower standard, Joseph Stalin would see a fool and embrace President Trump.

[@nanban1896]

What deal? Give Putin everything he wants in return for young Russian girls on Trumps next visit.

[@dmkuchins6646]

That already happened decades ago. Pics from that part of Pew-tin's control of DJT. Unless their bromance was where DJT learned the BJ skills he demonstrated on his mike recently??? THAT would be a strong hold on a guy who has run on extreme homophob8ia!!!

[@bekeneel]

Ye exactly, there is no "deal", except russia leaving Ukraine! And this is the guy Americans voted in? Everybody with a brain knows it's impossible.

[@bb5979]

What a clown you are “hes gunn give pewtin evwything he wants” Absolute tool. Clueless.

[@romasimpson3064]

I don’t think that trump could do anything to the girl he is well pass that aspect in his life He is a senile old man whether they want to believe it he is in the early stages

[@soupcan7598]

Did you watch the same video?

[@Horichdaslicht1858]

Trump's judgement of people depends on whether or not they flatter and agree with him. As far as I am aware, the only response from Moscow so far is to say that America is their enemy. If Putin rejects his offer, he will throw all his toys out of the pram.

[@dalton-jon-f5791]

Your take on Trump is cartoonish your watching too much CNN or MSNBC to demote his assessments of people based on their attitudes to him personally is just not intellectually respectable.

[@fish56789]

Trump won’t turn on Putin. Putin has kompromat.

[@a564-c3q]

If Putin chooses to use that Trump will go all in against him. Like all in, with jets and maybe even troops. So Putin can't use kompromat.

[@grahammcfadyenhill9555]

He has the mattress.

[@strider88888]

Lol - Putin has already told Trump what the deal needs to be 🤣 Trump is the puppet in that relationship.

[@daturanights]

More like his lap dog....

[@agt155]

So let's get this right, when Obama was in control Russia invaded and captured Western Ukraine; Trump came in and Russia didn't advance an inch; then Biden gets in and Russia invades the whole of Ukraine. And your wise take from this is that Trump is Putin's puppet?

[@paulgriffith9570]

huh?

[@oddsends6048]

Europe, step up. Help Ukraine. A united Europe with Ukraine will be stronger than even the US and you can toss the US to the side. The US is greedy, misogynistic and self centered. Don't be like them.

[@masonj910]

Europe has taken advantage of America long enough on top of begging for handouts

[@twoeggcups]

Europe is helping Ukraine, but please don't forget that we've been part of the American empire for 80 years.

[@SG_88]

hahaha yeah for sure the EU is stronger than the US... you realize they gave most all of their weapons away already and deindustrialized because of "climate change" so they can't even keep up with Russia as it is?

[@kyleo2113]

Like this - then the US doesn’t have to be the cop and spending far more money on NATO than all of Europe combined.

[@OscarDirlwood]

Lol f Ukraine and the EU.

[@johnrice3882]

He'll never turn on his boss

[@Dylan-y6n]

lol, trump the russian asset

[@stevenwoodward5923]

There are RUMORS that Putin's is blackmailing Trump.

[@robbliven01]

And where do you live Bot...... Moscow!

[@mugenmugen9632]

​@@robbliven01cry louder😂

[@andrew4274-q4m]

🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@ripcord9881]

Zelensky should not give up 1 centimetre of Ukraine

[@LuKaZz420]

He’s going to give up thousands of square kilometers

[@factchecker1980]

UKRAINE has NO CHOICE but to handle over occupied land to Adolph Putin.

[@eighty_more_or_less]

Slava Ukrain! from Kanada

[@Musa03n]

I would like to see that 🤣

[@SuleimanTheIndifferent]

@@LuKaZz420 atleast 100k km2

[@yakbutterfly1]

Trump standing up to Putin is not consistent with his non-reaction to Russia’s invasion of Donbas in 2019.

[@stephenhill545]

Obama did sweet f a.

[@vincentvangogh8092]

@@stephenhill545 Trump was in the whitehouse for 4 yrs and did nothing about donbas which led to this war, there would not be a Ukraine war if trump did his job

[@Grouse2275]

@@vincentvangogh8092 Seriously? Obama did nothing other than to send Clinton to Russia with her childish reset button. Trump called out so much wrong in Europe with their defense spending and Germany’s reliance on Russian oil.

[@jmjones7897]

Russians had been in Crimea and E. Donbas for 2 years when Trump was elected in 2016

[@twoeggcups]

@@stephenhill545 At least he didn't congratulate Putin on being so smart like Trump did. What a buffoon.

[@davidb3738]

Mis information 😂. Dude will bend over backwards for his precious Putin.

[@lovecoversall-e9x]

Remember trump microphone 🎤 , he's bending alright 😂😂😂😂

[@darrenpowell7225]

🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@commentsarefree4311]

Yes, Its just show for the cult and the cameras. Putin has kompromat. A little teaser on Melania on Russian TV game the warning to Trump...we have more and will publish if we need to..

[@terrymcmaster2787]

More likely to mend over forward, legs neatly spread

[@digbycrankshaft7572]

​@@lovecoversall-e9xhe was showing off his skills to daddy putin.

[@brianmayo658]

Why would Putin turn down Trump handing him Ukraine with a bow on it. He salvates over any opportunity to drop to his knees for Putin

[@markalbert9011]

Now there's a disturbing image that will haunt my dreams

[@walterrwrush]

Europe cannot afford for Ukraine to no win

[@molecatcher3383]

Europe will need to accept that Ukraine has lost.

[@dalton-jon-f5791]

You're assuming Russia would want a larger war which is the propaganda handed out by the pro war Nato members. Russia has not threatened Europe in any way whatsoever. If Russia wanted a larger war they could have done so long before this trouble with Ukraine,, so why haven't they?

[@mrdan2898]

@@dalton-jon-f5791 lol, Ivan! Russia has threatened Nato countries many times. Russia is performing so poorly that Russia has to resort to using Chines, Korean troops, and equipment. By the way, Russia Invaded Ukraine, no Ukraine invading Russia. Thus Russia, I mean Putin started this war, and could end the war instantly within one second if he chose to!!!

[@walterrwrush]

@@dalton-jon-f5791 They marched into Ukraine with no justification but Putin's ambitions..who would be happy to have Ukraine become part of Russian Ukrainian a strong part of the USSR in the day to let Russia occupy it again is a threat to all Europe

[@molecatcher3383]

@@mrdan2898 LOL Shlomo.

[@DollyMiddleton-ke1yp]

He was never act badly toward Putin, never!

[@JeremyHickson]

If Putin rejects the deal, Trump will blame Zelensky. Americans just left us to fight Russia alone. Americans have shown they love the red, white and blue of the Russian flag.

[@whysaywhyx7100]

Not all Americans. Get that straight first.

[@Wanderingsomewhere145]

Not quite. Half of us are disaffected uneducated rural folk who have lost touch with American ideals. We are in for a world of hurt. Unfortunately, our European allies need to muster leadership to counter Russia. The orange felon will make us a useless ally. See you in 4 years.

[@LogicaetRatio-r8z]

Well. Historically America has been an unreliable partner. Ask Chang Kai shek , ask the southern Vietnamese.

[@acajoom]

@marcregan3016 But you are

[@cackoocacho1629]

Russia are your old buddies. I'm sure you'll work things out.

[@soutteruk1]

The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump - ghostwritten in fact.

[@pynn1000]

As all "Trump"s books were ghostwritten. Nothing wrong with collaboration with professional writers, in itself, but Tony Schwartz who wrote "Art of the Deal" said in 2016: “I feel a deep sense of remorse that I contributed to presenting Trump in a way that brought him wider attention and made him more appealing." (Edited misspelling of "Schwartz")

[@soutteruk1]

@pynn1000 This book was not written in any spirit of collaboration.

[@HuskyOwner-bl1jf]

Not only was it written by someone else, the author gave interviews where he said Trump didn't know anything about business He's only ever been able to accomplish anything by bullying and lying to people

[@LPVP123]

One would think any deal that Ukraine would except would have to be with a security guarantee such as NATO membership without that there’s nothing in it for Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@garemacquarrie6705]

We didn't honour the security guarantee given when they surrendered their nuclear weapons

[@Grouse2275]

The problem with that is you would need the absolute certainty that both sides were on board. Any cross border strikes would risk initiating an Article 5 response. NATO membership could only come once you are certain both sides agree on secure borders. There would need to be some clever security guarantees short of that.

[@mikeholme1388]

Just like Trump's Doha agreement for Afghanistan. Afghanistan got nothing; the Taliban got 5,000 imprisoned terrorists. THANKS MAGA!

[@Infernal_Elf]

Absolutely

[@LPVP123]

@@Grouse2275 That’s right and I feel any security guarantee that Ukraine would except is probably going to be unacceptable to Putin which may in turn if Trump has such a security guarantee in mind for Ukraine bring Trump squarely down into Ukraines corner. If Ukraine plays this right if it can come Trumps way only for Putin to reject Trumps proposal Ukraine may find itself getting all the American assistance it’s wanted all along?

[@erikfuentes4793]

We hope Trump does the right thing, which is to support Ukraine and to remove the dictator Putin

[@rolandrothwell4840]

He won't. Trump is in the pocket of Putin

[@molecatcher3383]

Trump and the US cannot stop Russia.

[@patkennedy1]

Trump has never 'done the right thing', in his life, unless it coincides with his own personal interests. Trump will only do what suits his interests in Ukraine, and that without any clue of the historical and geographical realities behind this awful conflict. He is a self-obsessed fool, and simply not the man for the job.

[@08techgrad]

@@erikfuentes4793 That will not happen. I suspect that Putin has some major dirt on Trump. He's using that to blackmail Trump into compromising American National Security in exchange for funding his businesses in Russia.

[@SeanKearney-tu4by]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@STARALLIANCEorgPeterBruc-uy4su]

Wise word from an experienced man. ✨🌟Thank you.🌟✨

[@digbycrankshaft7572]

Not wise. Putin owns Trump and the idea that trump could threaten him is ridiculous. He openly mocks trump and his sycophants.

[@TheGeneReyva]

Trump's Ukraine deal will be to Putin's liking. Zelenskyy will reject it.

[@andyharpist2938]

It will be to my liking, and most thinking europeans as well.

[@digbycrankshaft7572]

​@@andyharpist2938no one cares if it's to your liking, and I doubt it will be to most European countries liking.

[@ghostindamachine]

EU will extend their nuclear umbrella. France and UK already have about 400/500 nukes. It could very well be that Poland and other nations will follow. Don't be surprised that Ukraine will take this route too. They have the knowledge from the USSR time frame. They have the technology. And they might have the will to do it.

[@208flatheads3]

The problem with that is Ukraine and money

[@chriswarr3676]

Ukraine won't even try and build their own nukes. For starters, they don't have plutonium or uranium, which means they would need to source from elsewhere. They also don't have the refineries to refine the plutonium or uranium. They don't have the money or infrastructure to store nuclear weapons, never mind the capability of launching them. They would also need satellites to launch and track the nuke for a precision strike, which they don't have the capability of doing.

[@ghostindamachine]

@@chriswarr3676 They absolutely do have both. They ran the largest nuclear power plants for decades. They don't need a satellite to launch a nuke. Ever heard of Davy Crocket? Or the suitcase nukes?

[@chriswarr3676]

@@ghostindamachine Ukraine doesn't have nukes! A nuclear POWER plant isn't the same as a nuclear weapon. And whether you need satellites or not to launch nukes isn't the point. Ukraine doesn't have the means to produce the materials you need for a nuclear weapon or the launch silos. Ukraine gave up the nuclear weapons that was on it's territory in 1991 because they didn't belong to Ukraine, they belonged to Russia. Also, there was the Budapest memorandum which is a declaration of the state sovereignty of Ukraine in 1990 that stated Ukraine would not accept, acquire, or produce nuclear weapons, and it's government declared on 24th October 1991 that Ukraine would be a non-nuclear weapon state.

[@benjones3466]

This isn't realistic. Ukraine's civilian nuclear infrastructure, some of which is under occupation, can't be immediately turned to creating the material needed for nuclear weapons. It takes time, during which Russia can strike and prevent this as they have the artillery & airpower advantage. The other point, there's no real strategic need for nuclear proliferation to other NATO countries while the UK and France are part of the alliance. It may be an idea that sounds politically attractive and possibly some in Eastern Europe will talk about it, but it's a fallacy, because once you have some nukes (enough to guarantee strikes against a handful of major targets), more nukes don't make any real difference. The whole nuclear arms race between the US & USSR during the Cold War was ridiculous for this very reason.

[@scottd317]

He says he will solve it in a day but day 2 is in the books - and the lie is exposed.

[@RyGrant-v2v]

Hes not actually in presendicy untill Jan. So its still biden apparently calling the sbots

[@imjinrat2325]

What in the last 10 years makes anyone think Trump will ever turn on Putin? Whatever Putin has on him he still has it.

[@charlesvandenburgh5295]

Trump will not turn on Puttin if Puttin has something on Trump that would be damaging, which is very likely.

[@snarfels]

“Which is very likely” 😂

[@boandersen8239]

I find it quite disturbing how many people think they KNOW what trump think or means when trump himself doesn´t even know

[@CM-dw2xr]

I don't know what Trump thinks because I do not believe that Trump knows how to think. He reacts, blusters, threatens, bullies, and denigrates as his primary way of life. Thinking never enters the picture at all.

[@SG_88]

Trump DOES know, however the average person knows nothing of statecraft. Why would a world leader want to telegraph their intentions?

[@batchrocketproject4720]

Trump thinks what Putin wants him to, as do the entire maga movement.

[@CM-dw2xr]

@@SG_88 ROFL Trump knows NOTHING about statecraft, he's a grifter conman, that's ALL he is. He will never be a world leader and everyone else in the world knows it.

[@TheNeverposts]

I'm reminded of his North Korean deal. Instantaneous peace.

[@jagpilotohio]

There was no “deal” and there was no “peace”. You are drinking some wild cool aide.

[@iansampson3273]

Yes , like there was no war.

[@mawc92]

South and North Korea are technically still at war. It can go off at anytime - it helped stabilise the region.

[@Loosetweezers]

@@mawc92as stable as his genius

[@vincentvangogh8092]

typical Idiotic Trump fan

[@tolstoy21]

Saying Trump revels in unpredictability is giving him way too much credit. The reason he is unpredictable is because he moves, unconsciously, from impulse to impulse, mindlessly and grossly over-promising what he can actually deliver in a realistic way.

[@kennedyjames007]

Corporations that lobby and profit from these wars should be held accountable.

[@NeverGoBack2]

Where have you been? Trump is Putin's poodle and he will do as he has been told. Are you paid by Putin or what??

[@fizzyizzy8261]

Exactly. Trump is a coward at heart.

[@AlexanderNovak0]

Bla bla bla

[@NeverGoBack2]

@ 😆 is that Russian I hear? Trump has always done what Putin wanted him to do. ALWAYS!

[@w.terrace5394]

I bet the intelligence communities around the world will be working overtime for the next four years.

[@elaineisabelle427]

Well, it's going to be Michael Flynn in charge of National Defense or some other lunatic like that.

[@EbenBransome]

Probably be Musk, and he'll sell Ukraine Cybertrucks with shotguns and call them "full self driving tanks".

[@raidermaxx2324]

RFK! USA! RFK! USA! WORM IN BRAIN! EATS HIS BRAIN! DEMS PLAYED GAME! BUT THEIR BET WAS LAME! :( ALL IN SANE !! LOOK RICH WORM CAME NOW FEEL THE PAIN! ITS ELON'S REIGN ON TRUMPS CRAZY TRAIN

[@montemoss3461]

Trump won't help unless he gets something out of it.

[@Wolf4wdadventures.576]

What a total joke, this will never happen....

[@steveszmidt4318]

"..Trump will turn on Putin." Since Putin has a Kompromat on Trump, Trump cannot turn on him.

[@solomonhill8773]

As a Foundational Black American man, meaning, my ancestors were "Freedmen" America elected their Supreme Leader to "Make America a Plantation Again"

[@biddyboy1570]

Plot twist; we are all from Africa and you aren't Black because I'm not white my fellow human.

[@dmkuchins6646]

I reported the racists, YT removed, at least for now. Agree with you: Love and support from a disabled senior white transman.

[@SariClark-z9j]

It still is a plantation. Just with little brown people instead😢

[@LogicaetRatio-r8z]

@TaterTots-f4yyou haven’t been through what they have been through don’t talk like you know something about their suffering and the injustice they are facing even now

[@TesterAnimal1]

@TaterTots-f4ygood for you. You not the target of Project 2025. Wonderful for you.

[@IusedtohaveausernameIliked]

Since when did Trump make anything better?

[@johnhughes4631]

Yea you sound really bright

[@chrisgaskins5153]

2016 to 2020

[@seveglider8406]

All Trump did was pass a big tax cut to people who don't need it and enact Trade Tariffs, both of which the Americans people are paying for!

[@seveglider8406]

@@johnhughes4631 Tell us what Trump made better and be specific!

[@jazzyjay698]

And you seem like a genius 😂😂😂😂😂😂​@@johnhughes4631

[@heidihill2361]

Trump will let Putin do whatever he wants.

[@philgreco7037]

He's already talking peace to Putin.

[@ellaella5537]

@@philgreco7037yes, we know, Don Jr tweeted a picture of Zelensky saying his “allowances” are about to end. What peace means to Trump and Putin is to force Zelensky to give him the keys to Ukraine. There’s no negotiation, they keep showing their hands. Did you hear Trump or any of his Trumpists say a bad thing about Putin? That Putin will have to leave Ukraine, the occupied occupied territories? Nah All he’s ever done is to try to force Zelensky into submission. He literally refused to send aid for 10 months to Zelensky because he didn’t give him dirt on Joe Biden. But somehow, you think that Putin is scared of Trump? Trump had a private talk with him + only translators and then came out with his head down, walking behind Putin and then said that he agrees with Putin, that Crimea is Putin’s . Spare me with the peace talk. Peace to Putin and Trump means annexation of Ukraine.

[@solarflare4259]

Putin will do whatever he wants because he acts within the frame of the International law in sharp contrast with the "western partners" who think they can diktate to anyone...

[@SupaPoopaScoopa]

Why would Trump turn on his BFF?

[@rodbeachler4272]

Putin will laugh in Trump's face should he think Putin can be intimidated by him.

[@CM-dw2xr]

No, Putin is not dumb enough to laugh in Trump's face, he'll flatter and pretend to fear Trump while laughing behind his back!

[@MrJdsenior]

@@CM-dw2xr Yup, precisely what they did in 'endorsing' Kamala for president, while laughing at Americans being dumb enough to believe in on Sovyov's Russia 1, Kremlin directed propaganda TV.

[@RATLEEA10]

Ex-MI6.... there is no such thing!

[@Beastie55]

😂😂😂😂

[@robertlocock5636]

Like ex KGB, just ask Boris.

[@susieroberts8175]

How do you know?

[@RATLEEA10]

@@susieroberts8175 You do know the events surrounding Enigma?

[@susieroberts8175]

@@RATLEEA10 which Enigma?

[@colinmacey7015]

Nobody knows what is going to happen

[@raidermaxx2324]

dude what? We already predicted trump was going to break his campaign promise which he did when he said he would stop the war in ukraine the firsst 24 hours after he was elected . its been what 6 days? so, predicted that one with ease. Watch me do the next part. Trymp wil ltalk to putin in a secret phone call that nobody will be able to hear, come out of his room and announce eh ended the war, and then we find out he just cut ukraine off, and then gave ukraine to russia for annexation. We had trump already for 4 years why doews everyone have goldfish brains

[@solarflare4259]

Well it's easy to predict; further escalation since the Western globalist puppets behave like children; hey still believe they can dictate anything to anyone ...The West will never be trusted...

[@questor5189]

He who wields the most power is the one who holds the Iron Sceptre.

[@WagnerWithShovels]

*Today On Things That'll Never Happen.*

[@Amradar123]

Trump always turns Putin on. Just look at his "microphone skills"

[@ChodaStanks]

Highly doubt that

[@berthabridges3483]

"You never find yourself until you face the truth." ~ Pearl Bailey, "The Raw Pearl" (1968)

[@rogeliop.hernandez6720]

When an expert says ,"maybe", it not reliable.

[@kenwindrum-e2j]

Giving a deal to a murderous monster

[@SilvertortoisePiano]

Maybe Trump would love to react badly but can’t because Putin is master manipulator and can easily blackmail him

[@michaelGarvey6587]

Looking forward to him not fixing Ukraine in 24 months

[@Haffschlappe]

Putin will Throw Trump out of the window

[@CM-dw2xr]

YES, PLEASE!!

[@susieroberts8175]

@@CM-dw2xr I'd pay to see that. Gimme popcorn.

[@JamesStreet-tp1vb]

This is what Trump said "I'll go to Zelensky and tell him 'it's time to negotiate. If you don't want to negotiate we stop all military aid.' I'll go to Putin and tell him 'It's time to negotiate. If you don't want to negotiate, what we've given Ukraine so far is peanuts. They'll get everything they want with no restrictions on how they can use it.'" That was his plan. Obviously that's paraphrased but, it could work. As for Ukraine surrendering their territory NO. You don't give a thief your belongings just to get him to leave your house. If you do he'll be back every time he wants something of yours.

[@edzuris7944]

@JamesStreet-tp1vb - What a plan, but with Donald's short attention span he would forget most of when dialing phone.

[@mrdan2898]

Exactly!!! Why not tell PUTIN to negotiate! Why didn't that dawn on trump! Putin can end the war in one second, thus the person to pressure to end the war is PUTIN! But I guess Trump can't see that, and doesn't care about Ukraine.

[@hansteike3154]

By Trump's many ridiculous statements about both Putin and Ukraine it should be glaringly obvious that Ukraine is the part that will be set up to get blamed for his genius "deal" not landing his promised 24hr result. Not Putin. One would think it would be expected that Dearlove addressed this and explained why he believes the opposite is the case. As it seems as though he didn't he should have been asked about it.

[@lindasapiecha2515]

🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️❤️❤️

[@parabalani]

Yes, but unfortunately, Trump will give Putin an extremely good deal, so Putin won't reject it...

[@herridge819]

Ukraine haven't been fighting for over 2 years to give up any of their country.

[@adamizett3169]

They have been duped into a proxy war for profit! Putin will get what he wanted at the beginning! Zelensky will do as he is told! Puppets are controlled by strings!

[@embosh1]

Does Trump really believe he can tell Putun what to do? That's laughable!😅

[@Hornet_Legion]

We can only hope and there is always hope.... But do not trust in hope.

[@alanmorgan7212]

Mr Putin is the main man, all others just look and admire

[@matthewrice3432]

😂😂😂😂😂😂yeah. Right.

[@Burt-o3l]

Yeah right the main war criminal more like.

[@thomassnell1080]

​@@Burt-o3lAnd America elected a criminal

[@antonitobendrito2243]

Slava Ukraini🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦forever.. please God stop this war.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@molecatcher3383]

Ukraine is finished.

[@Mr_Miles98]

Ukraine is Russia

[@brunoklotz]

What deal?

[@dguy321]

Trump has stated the war should be frozen, the contested regions in their entirety would become Russian. Ukraine must remain neutral and not seek nato OR eu membership. Basically give Russia everything they want and time to rebuild their offensive capabilities without those pesky sanctions.

[@Stivulya]

"Why should a country which has been unlawfully invaded make concessions to the invader?" - when there is no alternative; when you have run out of weaponry and/or other resources, e.g soldiers

[@ChadBridges-h4m]

I really don't think Putin gives a stuff about trump and I certainly wouldn't trust Trump not to press the button.

[@rothtiberiuscain7589]

Sir Richard's formidable intellect aside, I'd be very skeptical and concerned about Trump and the ramifications his adminstration could bring the next 4 years.

[@spurgendahl]

Maybe Sir Richard is right, after all. During the election campaign we have seen and heard quite a lot from (and about) The Great Showman mr T. Now most of that is history, and next year the 47th POTUS will enter the stage. The tune might be another one in a couple of months or so.

[@ajsctech8249]

Agree. Bringing North Korea into it was a huge strategic blunder by Putin as that changes the terms of any Trump deal offered to putin.

[@alanwatterson2850]

Putin ells Trump what to do, not the other way around.

[@goenzoy712]

Putin doesn't need a Trump deal And Trump himself will only be successful if his migration and China policy will work Both very questionable

[@stephenhill545]

I thought rocket man was his best friend.

[@Steven-vo4ee]

@@stephenhill545 They "fell in love"

[@AlexKell885]

They just can't stop lying. Zelenksy is toast. So is Starmer.

[@s0ul0fC1nD3r]

@@AlexKell885 you’re getting doxxed

[@AlexKell885]

@s0ul0fC1nD3r hahahahahahahhahaahhahahahahahahaaahahahaha 🇬🇧🤝🏻🇷🇺

[@petervautmans199]

first 24 hours have passed, promise broken. And then ask the ordinary Afghan about Trump deals to end wars.

[@Chris-ml3hw]

Americans in the red belt saw a Gucci bag on ebay for 1/3 the price and elected to buy it, even with suspicions. Sometimes we fool ourselves knowingly.

[@PomahXomehko]

The Z army to leave Ukraine and Crimea and peace is possible there are no winners in this conflict by January the 6th next year over 740000 Z army dead . A ceasefire of at least 4 months for presidential and parliamentary elections to take place in Ukraine.