Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
#Trump also said he expected #Putin to
release Ukrainian prisoners soon.

"I think you'll see that President Putin really would like to do something also," Trump said before the start of the meeting.

"I know there's over 1,000 prisoners, & I know they're going to release them. Maybe they're going to release them very soon, like immediately, which I think is great.”

He also said while everyone would prefer an immediate #ceasefire, at this moment "it's not happening."

#Ukraine#Russia

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Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

…A #peace deal on #Ukraine is not #Putin’s real goal for the summit, said Tatiana Stanovaya, senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center. “His objective is to secure #Trump’s support in pushing through the Russian proposals.”

For Putin, she said, the meeting is a “tactical maneuver to turn the situation in his favor” & calm what had been increasing White House anger over #Russia stalling on a #ceasefire.

#PutinsPuppet #strongman #fanboy#TACO #geopolitics
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

…A #peace deal on #Ukraine is not #Putin’s real goal for the summit, said Tatiana Stanovaya, senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center. “His objective is to secure #Trump’s support in pushing through the Russian proposals.”

For Putin, she said, the meeting is a “tactical maneuver to turn the situation in his favor” & calm what had been increasing White House anger over #Russia stalling on a #ceasefire.

#PutinsPuppet #strongman #fanboy#TACO #geopolitics