Summary

According to the Telegraph, a leaked confidential Trump peace plan delivered to President Zelenskyy has caused panic in Kyiv.

The proposal would grant the U.S. half of revenues from Ukraine’s resource extraction and licensing, effectively amounting to economic colonization.

The Telegraph noted, “Trump’s demands would amount to a higher share of Ukrainian GDP than reparations imposed on Germany at the Versailles Treaty, later whittled down at the London Conference in 1921, and by the Dawes Plan in 1924.”

Simultaneously, the plan would absolve Russia for its invasion that has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths.

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    Putin’s puppet doing his job well. The Orange Turd delivers garbage as usual.

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      Putin’s puppet

      “Putin’s puppet” is the ceo of the wealthiest country in the world and the strongest army in history. You probably don’t like to hear but if there are any puppets they are most likely the 10 times weaker players

      • DeLacue@lemmy.world
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        Or are easily manipulated narcissists. Trump before running for office in the first place laundered money for Russian oligarchs and an extensive and prolonged Russian based disinformation is the main reason he has the cult he does. Also key point: everything Trump has done indicates he is a coward. It doesn’t matter how strong a coward is

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        Don’t bother. People here would rather have Putin as god-emperor than face the reality of institutional failure that got them here. Twice.

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    Well… If I was China, I’d see this as a motivation to invade Taiwan.

    If the invasion works, it works.

    If it doesn’t, simply wait for a US president that isn’t able to plan 3 days ahead.

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      I wonder if Taiwan is mulling over a peaceful reunification with China as a result of this mess. Their independence depends in large part on US support, but with Trump at the helm they’re likely to face extortion when they need it most.

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        Trump has already directed the removal of language saying Taiwan is NOT independent (pissing off the Chinese) and is trying to scale back the CHIPS Act (making us more dependent on Taiwan). Putting those two things together with this “deal” for Ukraine, it feels to me like he is setting us up for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan where he can make a similar “deal” with Taiwan where we protect them in exchange for 50% of their chip making profits.

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    Pretty sure this is just part of the “give them a terrible deal they wouldn’t agree to” strat that means Trump can say “we gave them a very good deal and they refused, Russia can do what they want”.

    It’s all bullshit and always has been.

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      I can already see this being parroted back to me by my relatives who watch Hungarian TV stations

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    I am so fucking embarrassed to be an American. Fuck this country and its “leaders”

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      As an American I’m not embarrassed. The whole world should have seen this coming. This country elected Trump in 2020. Americans showed you what type of time they’re on. When he lost re-election Americans tried to force his presidency. The Democrats were too weak while they had power, always trying to take the high road. If any country is still dumb enough to really on the US for anything then they get what they get.

    • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world
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      Don’t be embarrassed for the actions of poloticians. We only have the illusion of choice in the US. You can be embarrassed for the human race if you like. Cause “leaders” like this exist in the first place.

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      Unfortunately, they are not 100% the problem. Certain groups of loyal citizens put them there.

      So while I agree, fuck every politician in office, let’s not forget to give credit where credit is due to the “american” people.

      And don’t tell me those same people are just brainwashed. No, those same people would have put a fascist in power regardless of how educated they are. Evangelicals are just clueless and even the smart ones suck cheeto dick.

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      Don’t be embarrassed for the actions of poloticians. We only have the illusion of choice in the US. You can be embarrassed for the human race if you like. Cause “leaders” like this exist in the first place.

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        Politicians gain their power from The People. It is alarming as an American that nearly half the country actually wants this to happen because “the other side is getting hurt” without recognizing that they too will suffer alongside the people they are told to dislike.

        What was that infamous quote from POTUS LBJ again? “Convince the poorest white that he’s better than the richest black so you can pick his pockets clean [paraphrasing]”

        • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world
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          The “leaders” of the human race have a long history of shaping "the people"s lives so that they suseptible to being convinced by poloticians. It’s like fighting against the addictive powers of social media. They hire the best to make it addictive. Many people just can’t mentally compete. That said, voter turnout was 64%, so only 32% ish voted for this. And a large part were probably dupped by the messaging.

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    Unbelievable. Every day, I’m amazed that a man I don’t even freaking know can piss me off this much on pretty much a daily basis. The man just literally has no shame, none, zero.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      I honestly despise the fact that this man (as well as Musk) has made me into a bitter person who hates. I don’t want to hate anyone. I can feel it destroying my soul (or whatever you want to fucking call it).

      • Dnb@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Yep. The other option is to be ignorant of all the fucked up shit they do which isn’t any better 😒

        • some_designer_dude@lemmy.world
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          The other option is to channel that hate into action. Even it’s just helping others get angry too. Once the right people (or the right amount of people) get angry enough, this can all be stopped.

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            The other option is to channel that hate into action.

            This. The Dalai Lama is very quotable on this subject. One of my favourites is:

            To be angry on behalf of those who are treated unjustly means that we have compassionate anger. This type of anger leads to right action, and leads to social change.

            To be angry toward the people in power does not create change. It creates more anger, more resentment, more fighting.

            There’s more here:

            https://www.alwayswellwithin.com/blog/dalai-lama-quotes-compassionate-anger

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    Nothing Trump has ever said has been “confidential” 😂

    He could make a tweet saying he’s going to destroy the continent with a deathray tomorrow, and MAGA fascists would make a tiktok dance to celebrate it. There’s no Watergate this time around, only Leopard’s All-you-can-eat face buffet™

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Except that one time he had that meeting with Putin without translators, and he ate the notes.

      No, this is not a joke. I may be conflating two events.

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    Now the EU should leak a report that says without USA’s guaranteed peace and NATO breaking up, chances for Russia to attack the EU are pretty much 100%, so better to tariff the USA to astronomical levels, use that money to fund the EU military and attack now before Russia has a chance to rebuild.

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    The Ukrainians started fighting before any guarantees and support started coming in from the west. They are fighting for their own self determination. Trump thinking he can just impose this is just not understanding that the Ukrainians can simply say no. And when they do, his all powerful persona will be exposed even more for the scam that it is.

    Russian battleship and American president: fuck off!

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    Trump is not a public servant, he is a crooked business man. He doesn’t think about making life on earth better, he thinks about ripping people off as much as he can get away with.

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    It doesn’t matter if the USA promises liberation from Russia, protection for eternity and the cure for cancer… the word of the USA means less than nothing now…

    Ukraine has the same chance of benefiting if they just help that poor Nigerian Prince and use the resulting reward to buy weapons

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    The telegraph is a right-wing outfit and should be viewed through the lens of that bias. This article repeats their undermining of Ukraine.

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      I knew as much as soon as I read “panic in Kyiv”.

      They love to make Europe look scared.

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      Also it doesn’t mention much of a “peace plan”, these are just Trump’s terms to “reparate” him for all the aid the US sent to Ukraine. Ukraine didn’t sign this exact deal because it didn’t even offer them any security guarantees in return. Clickbait journalism.

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    So basically 1939 again, with Ukraine playing Poland, and you all know who the US are playing.