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How Vladimir Putin plans to play Donald Trump

The trap Vladimir Putin has set for Donald Trump

Russia uses propaganda narratives to undermine peace talks, shift blame to Ukraine, ISW says

Trump brings war, not peace

1. Trump alienated EU & NATO in favor of Russia & withdrew U.S. support for Ukraine;

2. Europe needs 5 years to build a military to match Russia’s.

These weaknesses provide the window of opportunity Putin needs to strike.

What were the “referenda” in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine? A series of staged votes, organized by the Kremlin. The United States will never recognize these illegal attempts to seize territory that does not belong to Russia.

@Kasparov63 says Trump’s second term mirrors Putin’s playbook.

He argues Trump's early second-term priorities mirror Putin's rise to power in Russia: destroying government institutions, menacing allies, and embracing Putin's agenda for Ukraine.

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