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"United States President Donald Trump was “not happy” with his Russian
counterpart, Vladimir Putin, this week.
For three consecutive nights, from Friday to Sunday, Russia launched about 900
drones and scores of missiles at Ukraine. At least 18 people were killed,
including three children.
“We’re in the middle of talking and he’s shooting rockets into Kyiv and other
cities,” Trump told reporters on Sunday, after Putin ordered the largest air
assault on Ukraine’s civilians in its three-year war.
Following up on his remarks, Trump posted on social media that Putin had “gone
absolutely CRAZY!”
Putin is not crazy. He is a tactician with a long-term goal: to make Russia a
great power again and secure his place in the history books as the re-builder
of Russia’s imperial might.
Trump announced after a phone call with Putin on May 19 that Russia and Ukraine
would “immediately start negotiations” towards a ceasefire.
With his latest air campaign on Ukraine, however, Putin is threatening to
destroy the goodwill he’s built up in Washington, where Trump has been
consistently soft on Russia and tough on his allies.
So, what is Putin’s strategy? Why is he launching these massive air
bombardments on Ukrainian civilians now?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
