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blue-wave

(4,827 posts) Thu Jan 15, 2026, 02:19 PM 16 hrs ago

Russia is a 'failing regional power' as Putin's alliance collapses without Iran Bill Browder

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Russia is a 'failing regional power' as Putin's alliance collapses without Iran Bill Browder (Original Post) blue-wave 16 hrs ago OP

Putin has a huge ally you are ignoring Anxy 16 hrs ago #1

Putin also still has North Korea and probably some African countries. He will run out of time waiting for Trump. ChicagoTeamster 14 hrs ago #2

Anxy

(82 posts)

1. Putin has a huge ally you are ignoring

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 02:38 PM

16 hrs ago

Donald Trump.
The loss of Iran will be more than offset by Trump, who will give him Ukraine and exchange for Greenland, Venezuela, and they will probably try to steal the whole Europe.

And if you think this sounds crazy, everything that’s happening now sounded crazy a couple of years ago

ChicagoTeamster

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2. Putin also still has North Korea and probably some African countries. He will run out of time waiting for Trump.

Reply to Anxy (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 04:30 PM

14 hrs ago

Last edited Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:29 AM - Edit history (1)

Trump was supposed to pull the US out of NATO in 2020 during what would have been his second term. He's trying to destroy it now by causing NATO countries to divert resources to Greenland while reducing or ending US support for NATO.

Europe needs to shore up as much support for Ukraine as possible and Ukraine needs to take out or damage as much strategic infrastructure as possible in Russia. US citizens can probably help financially. In 2022 Ukrainians were AirBnB'ing their homes and Americans and other Europeans were renting them just to send funds to Ukrainians that they knew to keep the economy going.

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