Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on winning the US election, and expressed admiration for the way Trump reacted to an assassination attempt during the campaign. He also said he was ready for dialogue with Trump, a prospect which will cause disquiet in Kyiv and many other European capitals.

Putin gave his first public remarks on Trump’s win on Thursday evening during a discussion forum in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. His words seemed calibrated to appeal to the president-elect’s well-documented fondness for flattery.

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Putin also claimed Trump had been “hounded by all sides” during the campaign, another line that is likely to resonate well with Trump, and offered his congratulations on the victory. He highlighted Trump’s remarks on Ukraine and Russia. “What was said about the desire to restore relations with Russia, to bring about the end of the Ukrainian crisis in my opinion this deserves attention at least,” said Putin.

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    Of course, it was a huge win for Putin. His cy-ops and grooming program has paid off royally.

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    Stock up now, as if there were going to be multiple disasters, home invasions and widespread shortages. Learn how to defend yourself and your family.

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    It’s not really a dialogue when one person just tells another what to do.

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    You elected a patsy, way to go. ‘Merica.

    And everyone knew he was too.

    Trump: played

    Americans: played

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      Putin has Trump, Musk, Tucker Carlsen, etc. wrapped around his finger.

      He must have so much dirt on all of them from Epstein island and the Diddy parties.

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        I don’t buy the argument that he has dirt on them anymore. They believe in this shit, they don’t need convincing.

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      Would you give up your country for peace? By peace I mean living in a nearly totalitarian state where you could go to prison for liking something on social media that the government doesn’t like. And then you would be sent to the front to fight in another war with a neighboring country, just like they did with men from occupied areas in 2014.

    • lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com
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      Alright, feel free to tell us how to achieve a permanent peace there.

      Hint: In 2014, we got a peace agreement in Ukraine and now, we have war. So, what should we do differently this time? How can we make sure that Putler doesn’t just fill up the army for 3 years in a “peace” phase and start the next attack afterwards??

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        “If you write Russia a blank check there will be just a couple of days of slaughter then no one else needs to die”

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      We’d love peace there, like it was before Russia invaded. They should immediately withdraw all their troops so peace resumes. Great idea.

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      We tried appeasement of a dictator in 1939 and it didn’t help. But I’m sure it’ll work this time.

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          1991? When the US backed Yeltsin’s coup, causing the breakup of the USSR, the greatest non-war-related humanitarian disaster of the 20th century, and paved the way for Putin to come to power?

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                If you think that the US wasn’t heavily involved in the final act of the Cold War then you don’t understand history or geopolitics and are not a serious person to be consulted on these matters.

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                  So funny you mentioned this…I actually did a paper twenty year ago in college about the fall of Russia and the truth is, the CIA was using (I think the term is) " Black Propaganda" to inform themselves. Black Propaganda was essentially incorrect old disinformation distributed by the CIA.

                  They were caught with their pants down in many ways. They may have aided at the end but the CIA was much more off guard than one would think.

                  Edit: my sources were literally declassified documents the CIA released. I got them from the college library. I’m sure libraries will be next to be gone

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            I don’t know what the other guy said but the “gEnOcIdE” people at least came out to vote. Now we have Trump in office so I sure hope the high horse was worth it.

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              He said:

              But when it’s happening to brown people in Palestine it’s fine. God you guys are hypocrites.

              It’s just below if you scroll like 5 cm.

              And I also doubt the russian shills voted in the american election.

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            Liberals making fun of people for…. Caring about genocide. Wish I could say I was shocked. Y’all are a huge disappointment.