A senior aide to President Vladimir Putin has rejected any temporary cease-fire with Ukraine just hours before a US delegation was expected to land in Russia for talks with Moscow where they will urge the Kremlin to agree to a 30-day cease-fire proposal or face sanctions.

  • @esc27@lemmy.world
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    469 days ago

    When the news first broke, I assumed Russua was behind the ceasefire and had already pulled Trumps strings to their advantage.

    Now I’m wondering if this administration might be too incompetent to be corrupt.

    • @sloppychops@lemmy.ca
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      209 days ago

      Of course they’re incompetent. Trump is a Russian asset in that he has a Dollarstore intellect and is easy to manipulate. No bribes necessary.

      • @SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
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        18 days ago

        Until his feelings got hurt by the negative reactions and people liking Zelensky better. Then suddenly he was less Russia minded. What a world we live in.

        • @Grabthar@lemmy.world
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          18 days ago

          That’s pretty much it. You shouldn’t be berating him for supporting Russia so much as you should be cheerleading him supporting Ukraine.

    • @taiyang@lemmy.world
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      98 days ago

      That was my thought, too, but yeah. Occam’s Razor, our government is just run by really stupid people.