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riversedge

(80,047 posts) Sun Aug 10, 2025, 09:30 AM Aug 2025

Trump's Ambass Whitaker says Trump's plan will only give Russia Ukrainian territory they "earned" on the battlefield [View all]

whow. --so the land that Putin stole by invading Ukraine is his keep as I read it. damn!!

BREAKING: Trump’s NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker says that Trump’s plan will only give Russia Ukrainian territory that they “earned” on the battlefield. This effectively justifies the invasion. America should not facilitate any deal that rewards Putin.

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US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker:

"No big chunks or, you know, sections [of territory] are going to be just given that haven't been fought for or earned on the battlefield, you know. But I come back to where I started, which is, you know, we need this war to end. We could save thousands of lives with a deal."

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Trump's Ambass Whitaker says Trump's plan will only give Russia Ukrainian territory they "earned" on the battlefield [View all] riversedge Aug 2025 OP

Dumbass. Ritabert Aug 2025 #1

Same plan for Gaza once Israel completely no_hypocrisy Aug 2025 #2

Count on it pinkstarburst Aug 2025 #22

So they keep strategic positions to use later JCMach1 Aug 2025 #3

Awww...this fool hasn't been yapping at us for a while. I had wondered where he was. travelingthrulife Aug 2025 #4

Confidential sources report that Fatass45 will give Alaska back to Russia, if Putin will jls4561 Aug 2025 #5

The Republican Senators will remind him that this would lose them 2 senators karynnj Aug 2025 #17

So by this fools "logic", simply by virtue of Hey Joe Aug 2025 #6

It looks like to me that Putin wants to get out quickly, but doesn't Baitball Blogger Aug 2025 #11

Ah, so Big Dick Toilet Guy is now our NATO ambassador. Super. hatrack Aug 2025 #7

"If a burglar breaks into my house, I'm going to say he has earned the right of ownership" dalton99a Aug 2025 #8

If that's his stand, I hope the UN negotiators tear him a new one Deuxcents Aug 2025 #9

Look at all that euphemistic twisting. You can almost Baitball Blogger Aug 2025 #10

Well, a new low low. Disaffected Aug 2025 #12

I hope somebody over at NATO gives this clueless amoral geezer a fat lip and an atomic wedgie, at the very least. Emrys Aug 2025 #13

WIth MAGAt logic (lol), Saddam Hussein should have been given Kuwaiti territory "earned" on the battlefield! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Aug 2025 #14

His quote on State of the Union is worse than that karynnj Aug 2025 #15

Like appeasing Hitler's invasions and takeover of Austria, Czechoslovakia. Timeflyer Aug 2025 #16

Al Capone only wanted to keep the money he earned as a successful businessman. Ping Tung Aug 2025 #18

This fuckwit would have been a Hitler fave in 1940. 11 Bravo Aug 2025 #19

It's not trmp's to give. spanone Aug 2025 #20

So if I go kick in his door with a rifle in hand NickB79 Aug 2025 #21

Some if someone went into his house and fought him for it illegally the intruder gets the house. Always Blue Aug 2025 #23