Putin's long game
Yesterday a member on this site made the following comment:
"The only way Ukraine can be swallowed up by Russia is if the rest of the world lets it happen."
Does anyone really believe that arming Ukraine to the teeth can indefinitely prevent a Russian victory? Ukraine has fought valiantly, but they are fighting a defensive action. They must constantly hold the line. It has been three years already. Europeans are looking for a 30 day ceasefire followed by talks. Zelensky has been calling for Putin to withdraw his troops to where they were before the war began and pretty much admit defeat and move on. President Trump wants serious negotiations and he wants them quickly. Putin seems to be taking a longer view. He is the one who asked to meet Trump and he did it right after Trump hit one of Russia's prime energy customers with a stiff secondary tariff. I believe Putin is looking to avoid the economic hardship that Trump has started to deliver. Please note that Putin has brought a nuclear arms treaty into the mix.
The meeting that has captured the attention of the world will take place at 3:30 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska. This is Putin's first meeting with a U.S. president since 2021, before the full-scale invasion, and his first time on U.S. soil in a decade. He has an opportunity to nudge superpower relations onto a more favorable course. Back to where they were before Hillary Clinton was openly trying to democratize his government and before Joe Biden called Putin a war criminal.
But he'll also have to contend with Trump's desire for immediate results. That is the wild card for Putin. Nobody knows what Trump will do. The war itself has changed. It is no longer a simple stalemate. Russia has captured large tracts of Ukraine, but not nearly as much as Putin wants. Today Putin will try negotiating ... or so it seems. Trump will let us know quickly.
In other news:
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Loudoun County Schools continue to defy the federal government by allowing transgender children to use facilities that do not match their biological sex. Today will be the deadline for them. They must end the policy by today or lose $50 million in federal funding.
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Good morning and welcome to the news.
Today is a somber day in Japan:
"TOKYO (AP) — Japan paid tribute Friday to more than 3 million war dead as the country marked its surrender that ended World War II 80 years ago, as concern grows about the rapidly fading memories of the tragedy of war and the bitter lessons from the era of Japanese militarism.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed “remorse” over the war — the first time a Japanese leader has used the word in a Aug. 15 address since former premier Shinzo Abe shunned it in 2013.
Ishiba called the war a mistake, but did not mention Japan’s aggression across Asia or apologize."
Japan marks 80th anniversary of WWII surrender | AP News
"D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) said she left her city on Thursday amid President Trump’s crackdown and police takeover because she needed to pick her seven-year-old daughter up from camp, emphasizing she was in control the whole time.
Bowser’s exit, reportedly to Martha’s Vineyard, had drawn widespread attention, including from the president, who posted on social media about her going to the island off Massachusetts now as a vacation hotspot and liberal enclave. Bowser, who has not publicly discussed where she went, said she would return Friday."
DC mayor explains trip to Martha’s Vineyard as Trump ramps up federal law enforcement presence
Let's see, who do we know that lives on the Vineyard and just might be giving Bowser advice?
So like Texas Democrats she's running like a coward.
She is in the middle between the radical lefties who run the democrat party and the terrorized black community just trying to live safely in DC.
You may not know about the lives of cowards. Shakespeare said they die a thousand deaths.
And they will cry about it and not take accountability for their own actions.
Exactly.
The Loudoun County Schools have been pushing this shit for years. It is one of the most radical districts in the world.
Fake news may not even cover the Alaska meeting.
For those interested in NEWS, you can find coverage here:
This just in as of 10:00 AM EST:
"Attorney General Pam Bondi directed the rescission of a number of D.C. policing policies on immigration, saying “DC’s sanctuary policies no longer apply.”
In a series of late Thursday actions, Bondi targeted several longstanding policies as well as a Thursday directive that increased Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) cooperation with federal authorities on immigration matters but barred making inquiries or arrests based solely on someone’s immigration status.
Along with rescinding that policy, Bondi rescinded two other orders barring MPD officers from conducting immigration arrests for individuals that have no other criminal arrest warrant and to not inquire about someone’s immigration status for the sole purpose of “enforcing civil immigration laws.”
Bondi also directed D.C. police to fully enforce a crown control law that “makes it unlawful to crowd or obstruct streets, public or private building entrances, passage through parks, and engage in or continue demonstrations where it is unlawful or after being told to cease engaging,” Justice Department spokesperson Chad Gilmartin wrote on X ."
Bondi signs order to end D.C. 'sanctuary policies'
Adam Schiff is resisting the calls for him to resign.
This has got to be the quote of the day:
Chicago Mayor: "Trump is intimidated by the intellectual prowess of blacks like me"
Lol!
That's funnier than people trying to silence me!
Trump is too stupid to be intimidated .
This may be the GOP campaign clip for the midterms:
Hey, there’s a true moderate, lol.
On a rare day when he isn't kicking his feet in the air.
And they have been more successful in a week than the DC police have been in YEARS.
I guess all that is necessary is the will to enforce the law.
Such an unheard of concept. Law enforcement enforcing the law.
Unheard of in blue cities.
In what way?
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