Is Putin stringing along Trump AGAIN?

Yes, he is. However, Putin will also be watching carefully what is happening in the middle east, especially Iran.

We shall have to just wait and see...

Yes, but hasn't it been a very long 'two days' for Putin and his invasion plan.

I’m on the fence at the moment. I think Trump believes he’s wearing the invincibility cloak at the moment, and he will play hardball with Putin in Hungary - but where that will end up, I don’t know.

Yes

Is the Pope Catholic? Of course he’s stringing him along and d course Trump will fall for it

Not so sure, Trump won’t want to look silly and he reads the news and SM like most people do so will be aware of all the ‘Putin leading DT on’ stuff.

Of course he is. He is a whily old fox, He is ex KGB who knows just how to play and out manouvre the steam roller that is Trump.

Trump's already looking silly with his pronouncement that the war between Gaza and Israel is over, when the cease fire is hanging by a thread.

Putin's been stringing him along from day one because Trump's ego doesn't enable him to see he's being played.

Maybe his ego but also he isn't really very bright, is he?

Have you seen Trump with Putin? Did it ever look as if he was playing hardball?
Putin has decades of experience. Trump has sycophants, who tell him what he needs to hear, to get through the day.

I don’t know about that Maremia, I think there are some brains working in Trump’s team even if I don’t agree with a lot of their activities. I also think Russia is being seriously weakened by the war, they have lost over a million lives, trade embargo’s are biting, the economy is poor, and Putin is not universally popular as that worsens. It is in his interests to reach an agreement, for the interim at least.

Yes, yes, yes! If ever there was an accomplished PuppetMaster it's Putin.

Trump will trip over his pompous ego because he's his own vanity project. He can't help himself and for sure he thinks schmoozing Netanyahu and pushing himself forward in the ceasefire negotiations makes him on a par with Jesus Christ.

Grams2five

Is the Pope Catholic? Of course he’s stringing him along and d course Trump will fall for it

I agree.

My first thought was that Putin is just stringing along Trump yet again and timing it very well to have a 2 hr conversation with him days before his timed meeting with Zelensky.
My second thought is that I'm glad Trump isn't just rushing into an outright world war situation. Maybe Trump actually realises what Putin is doing but feels it's always worth a try to talk with him??? Not sure I believe this, not sure Trump has the brain power to see Putin's actions for what they probably are.
Heaven help us all and especially the Ukranians.

YES OF COURSE HE IS. Trump is unable to see through Putins flattery and likely offers of real estate, etc, once the war stops. He’s always on Putins side, he admires him!

Casdon, your post has given me hope, about Putin's weakness.

Yes, he is his willing puppet

I am quietly pleased that Trump has not given in to requests for Tomahawks. We stand on the brink of World War 3 and there is always the nuclear threat hanging over us. I think when people get really desperate, they do desperate things and l don't trust either of these men not to escalate events to catastrophic levels, which using these weapons would surely provoke a terrible response.

Yes he is as Trump is stringing along Zeleskyy of the Ukraine.

YES its been quite obvious ..

I think Zelenski knows the score with Trump, especially after that disgrace of a hissy fit in the White House.
But, because he has to, will keep trying.
How amazing, that they have fought off everything thrown at them for the past how many years.

Trump has been making it very clear that he’d rather stop with war than to give Ukraine the tomahawks . He feels it’s worth another meeting with Putin to hopefully come to agreement to finish the war , as to supply Ukraine with those deadly weapons would only potentially make things worse. If one were to follow and listen to what Trump has been saying it does make a lot os sense

Alwaysworrying

I am quietly pleased that Trump has not given in to requests for Tomahawks. We stand on the brink of World War 3 and there is always the nuclear threat hanging over us. I think when people get really desperate, they do desperate things and l don't trust either of these men not to escalate events to catastrophic levels, which using these weapons would surely provoke a terrible response.

I agree Alwaysworrying, Trump seems unable to believe Putin won't be swayed by his charms.

Possibly Trump is being blackmailed by Putin. He was involved in so much odd stuff it probably wouldn't be hard to find something else he doesn't want exposed.