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Re:Canada suspends trade negotiations with USA and match tar... by luke5441 on Saturday August 22, 2026 @10:21AM (#49400039)
Clearly Putin is playing 4D chess /s. Having all the main export infrastructure blown up by Ukraine is also part of the plan.
Re:Canada suspends trade negotiations with USA and match tar... by kabes on Saturday August 22, 2026 @12:14PM (#49401155)
Please read the discussion before you comment. Infrastructure damage is because of Ukraine's actions, not because of trump. We were discussing trump's actions benefiting Russia. Not saying it's on purpose, probably incompetence.
Re:Canada suspends trade negotiations with USA and match tar... by luke5441 on Saturday August 22, 2026 @12:51PM (#49401494)
The discussion is if Trump is Putins puppet or not. Seems like you agree with fidotron that is is just incompetence, so you should not have argued against him.
Re:Canada suspends trade negotiations with USA and match tar... by 8note on Saturday August 22, 2026 @03:32PM (#49403032)
sure, but ukraine is not able to stop its own export infrastructure from being blown up, or defend itself from north korean missiles anymore.

europe and east asia whove been helping to fund and arm ukraine are also taking the real pressure from iran and the US halting energy exports from the gulf.

the oil price for high enough to where russia gets paid the same amount despite having most of its infrastructure blown up, vs having its infrastructure blown up and also the oil proce being low.

Re:Canada suspends trade negotiations with USA and match tar... by luke5441 on Saturday August 22, 2026 @05:35PM (#49404096)
Yes, it has that effect. It is just IMO unlikely that this was planned and steered by Putin. If he was that smart he either would not have started the war with Ukraine or would have won the war with Ukraine.

The war with Ukraine is currently doing huge damage to Russia. Maybe Putin wants to be more securely in charge of a diminished Russia. IMO again, I doubt that.