“We’re going to find out whether or not he’s tapping us along or not, and if he is, we’ll respond a little bit differently, but it will take about a week and a half to two weeks,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Wednesday.
Asked whether he believed Putin wanted to end the war, Trump said, “I can’t tell you that, but I’ll let you know in about two weeks.”
He spoke with the Russian strongman for two hours last week and thought he’d cinched a deal to begin ceasefire negotiations immediately.
Instead, Putin has continued to reveal his true intentions to move the war forward, to gain as much land as possible, without regard to world opinion.
Since then, Moscow launched its worst ever military assault on Ukraine, spurring Trump to declare Putin had “gone absolutely CRAZY” and that he was “playing with fire” by refusing to engage in peace talks.
Putin has continued to delay, obfuscate and hinder the process in order to give Russia the upper hand. But Trump is growing increasingly testy and impatient with Putin, and it’s quite evident that he is almost ready to walk .
Putin may have pushed Trump to react by elevating sanctions, which could cripple Russia’s economy. And it would be Putin’s fault.
The Russian military has lost too many people in pursuit of Putin’s folly and is growing impatient. How many more soldiers will be lost before the generals’ patience is exhausted?
When will the overthrow of Putin finally happen?
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