Ukraine’s Zelensky says Trump exerting undue pressure on him (www.straitstimes.com)
from schizoidman@lemmy.zip to world@lemmy.world on 18 Feb 2026 11:24
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rushmonke@ttrpg.network on 18 Feb 2026 12:45 next collapse

Is he sitting on him?

dickalan@lemmy.world on 18 Feb 2026 13:00 next collapse

you shouldn’t talk about your mom like that

[deleted] on 18 Feb 2026 13:57 collapse
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GardenGeek@europe.pub on 18 Feb 2026 14:19 collapse

Russia is not budging an inch from its demands, which amount to Ukraine’s surrender without any significant security guarantees and with massive vulnerability to future attacks… and since Russia presumably has dirt on Trump, he is now trying everything to “end” the war by forcing Ukraine to give up its demands and surrender.

village604@adultswim.fan on 18 Feb 2026 15:26 next collapse

I don’t think Putin has any dirt on Trump. I think Trump is just desperate for Putin’s approval.

makyo@lemmy.world on 18 Feb 2026 15:53 collapse

I was skeptical of it all until all the new light that the Epstein files shed on Trump’s involvement. Now it seems pretty likely that Russia was privy to that info too, including info that hasn’t been released publicly.

village604@adultswim.fan on 18 Feb 2026 18:05 collapse

But it’s not like the blackmail material would matter. Trump knows he won’t suffer any consequences whatsoever for his involvement.

ozymandias117@lemmy.world on 18 Feb 2026 22:47 next collapse

I don’t think that’s true.

Look at how he clams up and attacks anyone who asks him about it.

He can’t even just lie and say there’s nothing there, he has to go on the offensive.

He’s extremely scared of people finding out the truth

SkavarSharraddas@gehirneimer.de on 19 Feb 2026 00:41 collapse

Maybe it could make a difference internationally; other nations don't seem to have that much of a problem dealing with fascism, but might have a harder time justifying dealing with pedos.

ameancow@lemmy.world on 18 Feb 2026 18:15 collapse

It’s fantastic and absolutely bonkers how many of the world’s problems will be solved once Trump finally returns to the Earth. How can one man, with so few working brain-cells, cause so much damage and death and chaos.

msage@programming.dev on 18 Feb 2026 18:23 collapse

Because he is not alone, there are thousands of people standing behind him, wearing him like a puppet to achieve their goals.