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Trump says he fears Putin ‘may be tapping me along’ after Zelenskyy meeting (www.theguardian.com)

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Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have sat down for a face-to-face talk in the opulent halls of a Vatican basilica to discuss a possible ceasefire, after which the US president accused his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, of not wanting to “stop the war”.

The White House described Trump’s meeting with the Ukrainian leader before Pope Francis’s funeral as “very productive”, while Zelenskyy said on X that the talk with the US president was symbolic and had the “potential to become historic, if we achieve joint results”.

It was the first time that Zelenskyy and Trump had met face to face after a frosty February encounter in the White House where Trump and the US vice-president, JD Vance, berated the Ukrainian leader and accused him of ingratitude for US aid.

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[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A rare lucid moment

[–] BrinkBreaker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I wonder [not to give him any credit] if DJT would be a better president if he were surrounded by actual decent people that were earnest/honest. It feels like it could be in the realm of possibility that he's treating the Ukraine/Russia conflict the way he has simply because the people around him are only giving him a specific narrative surrounding it. Either intentionally, incidentally, due to incompetence or sycophantic attempts to "please" trump.

Maybe this is the first time getting it from Ukraine's point of view, unfiltered.

Doesn't change/nor justify his shitty behavior, but... it makes a kind of sense.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It wouldn't surprise me. We are a product of our environment, and Trump is a very clear example of that. He tends to mimic and amplify whoever he thinks is the strongest/most powerful around him. He's a LeFou in constant search of a Gaston.

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Trump should know how to recognize tapping people along, it's one of his signature moves, right up there with tax fraud, stiffing creditors and strategic bankruptcy.

[–] Wazowski@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Rape bruh

[–] Homescool@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Treason and a riot

[–] Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 day ago

He promised me a reach around!

[–] LarryLurkman@lemm.ee 14 points 1 day ago

ROFLMAO

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

I want to offer a long history of how everyone saw this coming but I think "LOL" is the best response

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 8 points 1 day ago

He's a sharp one, the ol' Donny!

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

The human embodiment of Internet Explorer, everyone.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Holy shit, he might have finally gotten through to that dunce in some small way.

[–] Jabril@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago

He's Putin me on!

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