Post by c186282https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14653967/Russia-launches-150-d
rones-Ukraine-major-assault-Donald-Trump-starts-doubting-Putins-want-en
d-bloodshed.html
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I think even Trump gets it now - Putin is a TOTAL
HARD-ASS and WILL pursue this war forever and ever,
no matter the costs.
Trump spent his entire first term
groveling to Putin, he will do the
same now.
Putin's Goal: Weaken and divide the transatlantic alliance.
Putin's Payout:Trump undermines US relationships with
European allies and calls the USs commitment to NATO
into question.
Putin's Goal: Degrade the European Union and foster pro-
Russian political movements.
Putins Payout:Trump attacks the EU and actively
supports anti-EU, Kremlin-backed parties.
Putin's Goal: Disrupt American leadership and dominance
of the global economic order.
Putin's Payout: Trump is eagerly pushing for an
all-out trade war with Europe
Putin's Goal: Build global resentment and distrust towards
the US and stoke anti-American sentiment.
Putin's Payout: Americas closest allies are
explicitly suspicious and distrusting of the US
because of Trumps rhetoric and actions.
Putin's Goal: Relieve economic and domestic political
pressure from US sanctions on Russia.
Putin's Payout: Trump tries to roll back, impede,
and blunt the impact of sanctions at every step.
Putin's Goal: Legitimize his regime in the eyes of the world.
Putins Payout: Trump repeatedly praises and defends
Putin, lending the credibility of the US presidency
to Putins standing.
Putin's Goal: Revive Russias status as a great power and gain
international recognition for its illegal seizure of Crimea.
Putin's Payout:Trump publicly says that Crimea is
part of Russia and calls for Russia to be welcomed
back into the international community with no
concessions.
Putin's Goal: Continue to sow discord in Western democracies
and avoid repercussions for interfering in American and European
elections.
Putin;s Payout: Trump dismisses Russian interference
and has done nothing to prevent future interference,
putting him at odds with his own intelligence community.
Putin's Goal: Soften Americas adversarial stance toward Russia.
Putin's Payout: Trump is shifting the Republican
Partys generations-long hawkish views on Russia.
Putin's Goal: Destabilize the US from within.
Putin's Payout: Trump attacks US institutions while
driving divisive politics and eroding democratic norms.
Putin's goal: Advance the Kremlins narrative to shape global
perceptions.
Putin's payout: Trump has repeatedly, and inexplicably,
parroted Kremlin talking points across a range of global
issues.
Putin's goal: Undermine international norms and democratic
values abroad.
Putin's payout: Trump has repeatedly failed to
respond to human rights violations or support
democracy abroad, creating a more permissive
environment for autocrats to crack down.
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