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21 sats \ 3 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 11 Mar \ on: Is Trump is making Europe great again? Politics_And_Law
You really think appeasement will work with Putin?
And how do you see Chinas role in this?
Putin/Russia have only been able to invade Ukraine because they have had Chinas tacit backing and China has agreed to not only buy their oil and gas (at a discount to world market prices) and pay for it via channels outside of SWIFT/USD.
I see Russias invasion as another step in China exerting its role as a super power capable of over riding the US led global order that has existed at least since the fall of the Berlin wall.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/russia-and-china-unveil-a-pact-against-america-and-the-west
Iran is an even longer running example of a hostile nation only capable of functioning due to Chinas support.
China is now demonstrating the ability to sustain two major fossil fuel export nations despite them being excluded from SWIFT.
Others are watching and realising the USA is no longer the only option.
Being the largest most productive export nation naturally gives China the motive if not imperative to develop monetary/trade payments hegemony to match its trade dominance.
Trump seems to be acknowledging that US global hegemony is no longer sustainable - $35 Trillion debt and Chinas rapid advance in military power leaves Trump seeking to retreat into the role of a regional hegemony over the Americas- leaving US traditional allies to fend for themselves.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/07/donald-trump-maga-empire-nuclear-president-rearm
Who knows- Europe may choose to side with China as there is more to be gained there on a purely trade based level.
The US empire is in decline and China is rising- it has already won the trade war and Trump seems to accept this and to be in damage control.
https://unctad.org/topic/trade-analysis/chart-10-may-2021
Anyone pretending that Krasnov is not in Putin’s pocket and especially parroting Kremlin talking points like the OP need to either have their heads checked or fuck off back to Moscow
Notice how Krasnov attacks all the US Allies for bullshit that make no sense, only to score points with the illiterate redneck MAGA NPCs but fails to even utter a word of criticism against a brutal ruthless dictator that has been attacking neighbors of Russia since 1992 and is hellbent on destroying the US
Krasnov knows all he needs to do is deliver the US to Putin, MAGAs are just complicit scared pussies who will realize that the second amendment was written with Trump and his Russian owners in mind
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You really think appeasement will work with Putin?
Is talking appeasement? I hope it works. The US has negotiated with bad dudes in the past to save lives and end conflicts. Its wild to have lived through times where many were decrying the refusal to have open talks by republican leaders and hear those same people criticize seeking to end this war.
Honestly. My position is that this is not the business of the US. But, the reality is that the US is all mixed up in it due to its control of NATO. The idea that Putin is in the power position is utterly foolish. He obviously has leverage but he's surrounded by NATO nations with US funded installations.
This situation didn't happen overnight. It took decades to set up. Many mistakes have been made. I just hope that saner heads prevail and the conflict is resolved. This endless stalemate stuff is utterly foolish and irresponsible.
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Do you seriously believe Putin and China will stop at Ukraine?
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