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Trump 'pissed off' at Putin, threatens tariffs on Russian oil

c/europe · u/neme@lemm.ee · 65 points

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u/SunshineJogger@feddit.org · 9 points

Exactly.

Words are cheap. What he does is as basically always the dumbest, most destructive thing he can do in that area.

u/neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 1 points

Kind of. A lot of countries in Europe agreed on a max price they were willing to pay for Russian oil.

u/CaptObvious@literature.cafe · 17 points

Actually, he’d probably be a great asset: easily manipulated, not smart enough to realize it, not likely to try and escape. With President Musk handling him, it seems he’d be just about the best asset.

u/federalreverse@feddit.org · 9 points

Even if Trump is a Russian asset, which may well be true, but at this point is speculation—do you think he'd make for a good asset? The guy is not that clever generally but he *always* looks out for himself.

I think Trump essentially wants to be admired by the world at large just as much as by his "peers" Putin/Erdogan/Xi/Kim. Just to illustrate that there are most likely multiple motivations involved here, and possibly being a Russian asset can't explain all of Trump's behavior.

u/Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 32 points

Pretending to be 'pissed off' to distract the public from his pro-Russian stance neither hampers Russia's military campaign nor brings back lost Ukrainian lives.

u/gigachad@sh.itjust.works · 24 points

It aligns with Trumps well thought out strategy of saying and doing unpredictable random shit.