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Mafia tactics, plain and simple. This is international racketeering.

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[-] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 109 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

According to the Telegraph, "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." At the same time, Trump plans to entirely let Russia off the hook for its invasion of Ukraine three years ago that has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths in both countries.

Just imagine being alive to see America do this. While Captain America is in theatres with an African American actor.

Edit: it’s only going to the the worst until the upcoming US aggression.

[-] ClassStruggle@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 days ago

Trump’s demands would amount to a higher share of Ukrainian GDP

This was the goal from the beginning. That's why the Biden administration helped bury them in debt, So when they defaulted on their loans the US and corporations like BlackRock and Citi Bank can come in and claim their resources

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 24 points 4 days ago
[-] ClassStruggle@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago

Why? Because you don't want to hear that your president was complicit in helping bury Ukraine in debt so the US can steal their resources on behalf of US corporations?

[-] Count042@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago

...

Do you think Bidens support was altruistic?

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 days ago

The benefits of not having to deal with Russian bullshit to get those resources on the market is well worth the investment. Plus asset denial to an imperialistic country is worth every penny.

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 days ago

No, but I don't think they were going to do this.

What are you new?

[-] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 76 points 4 days ago

Trump is and always has been Putin’s bitch. We all know this. Don’t be surprised. It makes things harder, but it’s not the end.

Russia has destroyed itself fighting this war, and Europe is waking up to the fact that it needs to defend itself collectively.

[-] futatorius@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago

Russia has depleted its store of draft-age young men. The Europeans need to band together and fund a proxy war to continue to bleed Russia. And rather than allow this looting by Trump, Ukraine should go scorched-earth and destroy all of Russia's pipelines.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 4 days ago

According to the Telegraph, "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."

Hey, you remember that treaty that was so lopsided that it's unconditionally condemned for adding to the hostility that lead to the buildup to WWII? Let's do even more than that!

[-] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 35 points 4 days ago

Horrifying.

[-] LMurch@thelemmy.club 30 points 4 days ago

I'm starting to think this Trump guy might not be a good man.

/s

[-] Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Hey, yah, and what’s with this Putin guy? Are they like friends or something?

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 28 points 4 days ago

According to the Telegraph, "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." At the same time, Trump plans to entirely let Russia off the hook for its invasion of Ukraine three years ago that has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths in both countries

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

Holding a country’s freedom hostage for profit? That sounds familiar.

[-] droopy4096@lemmy.ca 20 points 4 days ago

this is called extortion and racketeering... citizens get sentenced for this, POTUSes get to be idolized by electorate...

[-] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Afghanistan in Europe.

EU better start getting ready for a shooting war. America has switched sides.

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

America has not. This dipshit stole an election and is going full Hitler.

[-] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Until an Armed branch of the United States Government resists, The government as a whole is walking with this.

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I agree, but again, these assholes need to make a move on flat out ignoring or dismissing the constitution before that happens. They're intentionally not stepping over that line...yet.

[-] solomon42069@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

Is that a recent photo of Trump? He's so fat and round, Trump looks like he needs to be rolled outta there sideways by singing Oompa Loompas!

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It says in the caption that it was a photo from 2019. Trump seems to have lost a considerable amount of weight in the years since then. So much so that during this last campaign I wondered if he was covering up some illness.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Well he's solving it the American way: by making profit. Just waiting for him to say "Freedom isn't free".

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 5 points 4 days ago

What about borders? Any information there?

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 4 points 4 days ago

It seems these fucks want to turn Ukraine into a third world country.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

Nobody mentioned the third option for Ukraine ... making a deal with Russia instead.

When your back is against the wall and you're caught between a rock and a hard place ... would you rather make a deal with the Devil, the Lord of Hell or Cthulhu, the God of the Underworld?

[-] NewDayRocks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 4 days ago

The third option is making a deal with the EU and continue fighting.

[-] Dimmer@leminal.space 10 points 4 days ago

That’s obviously in progress but won’t be reported atm

[-] ClassStruggle@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago

They did make a deal with Russia a month into the war. The US shot it down.

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Does anyone remember if Hitler was partying and traveling much after his retirement?

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

After his bunker retirement?

No. No I don't think there was much of that.

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Kind of like Saddam out of the smokey moldy hole. Or phak face with the black hawk helicopters and the sea burial. Not a lot of fun awaits assholes. Other assholes should pay attention. Let's all see where this shit show ends. I hope I don't end up as soap. But if I do please let it be some really hot Lady in need of special attention. Hey my lipids are high quality! Why would you just waste the heat. I think at this point I would love for a Republican to slip up and show us the furnaces were they plan to burn us naked and alive.

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Trump is so fucking fat, illiterate, and helpless, I don't see him even being able to find an actual hole in the ground to hide.

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