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13. Putin Speaks With Trump Ahead of Zelensky Meeting in Florida to, receive, I guess, his marching orders.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 12:54 PM

Dec 28

President Trump said he spoke by phone with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Sunday, ahead of his meeting in the afternoon with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at Mar-a-Lago, where they will discuss a revised 20-point peace plan aimed at ending the war with Russia. Mr. Zelensky has acknowledged two major sticking points: the fate of the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine and control of a nuclear power plant occupied by Russia.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/28/us/trump-news-ukraine-zelensky

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Putin says Russia will achieve its Ukraine aims by force if Kyiv doesn't want peace [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 28 OP

Holy shit! mikeysnot Dec 28 #1

He grew up in the USSR. Igel Dec 28 #3

EXACTLY what I thought... it's putin who does not want peace....fucker...nt mitch96 Dec 28 #14

Pootie wants TOTAL SURRENDER and CONTROL. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 28 #23

"Or he will burn it all down."... That seems to be the ruzzian/soviet model. If I can't conquer the hearts and minds.. mitch96 Dec 29 #25

Putin doesn't want peace. He wants Ukraine. Dulcinea Dec 29 #26

Oh, well, that will be a new direction. Hasn't this what he's been doing since Day 1? travelingthrulife Dec 28 #2

Umm... when hasn't he done this? ananda Dec 28 #4

Putin, Trump's idol, is a monster. He's lost 1.2 million soldiers so far, but doesn't care about them. surfered Dec 28 #5

Putin's military and brutality hasn't been able to achieve his goals yet so what lets him think that will ... Botany Dec 28 #6

In '62 we had a president with balls Submariner Dec 28 #7

Putin's bitch. WestMichRad Dec 28 #22

Fuck Putin duckworth969 Dec 28 #8

Sounds like Trump's logic of deserving a Nobel Peace Prize. Norrrm Dec 28 #9

Yeah, Putie. Whatever. paleotn Dec 28 #10

I feel like if they could achieve their goals by force, this 4-day-war would have been over 4 years ago. nt Gore1FL Dec 28 #11

Putin is reaching his last straw popsdenver Dec 28 #12

Putin should remember that Russia also has reactors. The Madcap Dec 28 #15

Putin Speaks With Trump Ahead of Zelensky Meeting in Florida to, receive, I guess, his marching orders. Brother Buzz Dec 28 #13

What they been doing all along Historic NY Dec 28 #16

Putin doesn't want "peace"--he wants "a piece" or several pieces...Russian lebensraum Maeve Dec 28 #17

Dear Vlad BidenRocks Dec 28 #18

But Kiev wants peace through expelling Russian forces from their territory and getting security guarantees. ChicagoTeamster Dec 28 #19

Putin will achieve his ends in Ukraine by force alone no matter what. Any peace "deal" is just a ploy. Martin68 Dec 28 #20

so far he is not having much success with his force nt msongs Dec 28 #21

How will he take Ukraine by force if he hasn't been able to do so in four years? Blumancru Dec 28 #24

Coming up on four years of this shit BeyondGeography Dec 29 #27

sure, they've only been dicking around up till now DoBW Dec 29 #28