'Pissed off' at Putin, Trump threatens tariffs on Russian oil if Moscow blocks Ukraine deal (www.reuters.com)
from Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 30 Mar 19:46
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deadkennedy@lemm.ee on 30 Mar 20:03 next collapse

this is all theater.

Ledericas@lemm.ee on 31 Mar 05:52 collapse

while hes giving the pavlov response to putin. putin says good dog.

adarza@lemmy.ca on 30 Mar 20:15 next collapse

how about not buying russian oil in the first place.

Theynotlikeme@lemm.ee on 30 Mar 20:17 next collapse

Smoke and mirrors

henfredemars@infosec.pub on 30 Mar 20:25 next collapse

Not buying it. Your actions show you have Russia’s interests at heart.

missingno@fedia.io on 30 Mar 20:45 collapse

Trump is loyal to no one but Trump. He's been aligned with Putin for now, but I can absolutely believe that at some point eventually his ego will decide he no longer wants to be friends.

jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works on 30 Mar 23:26 collapse

Pretty short sighted, which is also on brand, for the Kremlin. I’m sure that by now they’ve discovered that whatever incriminating info they had on Trump is essentially worthless, since none of his supporters care about any of the horrible things he’s done. And, he’s found himself in the position of being able to steal, cheat, and grift right out in the open with zero consequences, thereby lessening his dependence on laundering money for the Russians.

They wanted an agent of chaos and they got one. Unfortunately for them, this particular agent is very difficult if not impossible to control.

ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com on 30 Mar 20:27 next collapse

I hear Pete Hegseth started a drinking game based around every time Trump says the word tariff.

alaphic@lemmy.world on 30 Mar 20:40 next collapse

This can’t be true, he hasn’t succumbed to alcohol poisoning (yet) to my knowledge

ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com on 30 Mar 21:16 collapse

Built up tolerance, just keep an eye on the rest of the monkeys in the admin though for any strange or inexplicable behavior.

naught101@lemmy.world on 30 Mar 22:43 next collapse

Isn’t that pretty much all of their behaviour?

alaphic@lemmy.world on 31 Mar 00:12 collapse

Yeah, cuz that narrows it down… 😋

i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca on 30 Mar 22:55 collapse

Everything is a drinking game for Pete Hegseth.

missingno@fedia.io on 30 Mar 20:41 next collapse

Oh my, are they getting a divorce?

sxan@midwest.social on 30 Mar 21:45 collapse

Not a long as Putin has those videos.

RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com on 30 Mar 21:08 next collapse

The constant switching between sucking his dick and whining about how unfair or nasty he is, is so annoying.

A_norny_mousse@feddit.org on 30 Mar 21:18 next collapse

This is just Trump. High on his own power, he thinks he can bully everyone around, even if they’re not under his power 🤷

I’m under no illusion that this is the start of a more critical stance towards Russia or will have any positive result for Ukraine. Or any positive result at all. Or result in anything at all.

I am kinda curious how the Kreml will respond though. So far they’ve been careful not to call the USA an ally afair.

imrighthere@lemmy.ca on 30 Mar 22:21 next collapse

This is theater.

AJ1@lemmy.ca on 31 Mar 02:46 collapse

it’s like you agreed to let someone beat you at tennis to impress the girl he likes, then he gets carried away with it and starts clowning around like a total fucking idiot

naught101@lemmy.world on 30 Mar 22:34 collapse

It seems like evidence that at least trump is not an outright russian asset though, right? He’s just an idiot (and they probably have some dirt on him)

brezel@piefed.social on 31 Mar 00:13 collapse

"look vlad, i will say a few strong things so that not everyone knows i work for you right away, but next time we meet I'll suck your balls again, can i? "

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hikuro93@lemmy.ca on 31 Mar 00:30 next collapse

Putin: Hey Krasnov, it’s becoming too obvious. Tone it down a little, I’ll even give you permission to say you are angry at me. Don’t forget papa bear still loves you. 🥰🍆🍒

JasonDJ@lemmy.zip on 31 Mar 01:45 next collapse

Dare he bite the hand that occasionally reaches around?

CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de on 31 Mar 02:50 next collapse

Yeah, and Putin is mad right back at him because he’s gonna take over Greenland.

52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org on 31 Mar 04:06 collapse

The news media is just feeding his narcissistic needs. Want to know what would really piss him off? If we forgot he existed for a week or two.