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kentuck

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4. Trump has helped him a lot in Ukraine.

Reply to Moostache (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 12:11 PM

20 hrs ago

And it could be argued that he helped him a lot with his attack on Iran, by driving up the price of oil, which is the staple of the Russian economy.

It appears that both of them bit off more than they could chew.

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"Russia....if you're listening?..." [View all] kentuck 21 hrs ago OP

I think Putin has other problems to deal with now FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #1

I also think bdamomma 21 hrs ago #2

Some people think that the "P" in the purported tape stands for pedophilia. OMGWTF 20 hrs ago #5

Yes without a doubt FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #6

Putin is in his own FAFO moment... Moostache 20 hrs ago #3

Trump has helped him a lot in Ukraine. kentuck 20 hrs ago #4

A true Faustian bargain? Moostache 20 hrs ago #7

Maybe they'll both be exiles on St. Helena together FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #12

Russia's big job was getting Trump elected the first time. ananda 18 hrs ago #9

Putin told him......"Stop the war or I'll bury you" KS Toronado 18 hrs ago #8

You are on to something here Billsdaughter 18 hrs ago #10

Donald always has a 'tell'. He can't seem to help himself. Joinfortmill 18 hrs ago #11

Don't forget all of the stolen top secret documents stored in his pool house dlk 14 hrs ago #13

And some members of congress also on Putin's payroll vapor2 12 hrs ago #14