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Trump announces US will send Patriot missiles
to Ukraine, says Putin ‘talks nice but
then he bombs everybody in the evening’

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Posted By: Mercedes44, 7/14/2025 6:19:07 AM

The US will ship Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine in its fight against Russia because Vladimir Putin “talks nice but then bombs everybody in the evening,” President Trump said Sunday. Although Trump did not get into specifics about how many missiles he would send, he reassured American citizens that the European Union would pick up the tab and reimburse the US for the associated costs. Trump’s frustration with the Russian dictator has grown more and more recently as his efforts to broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia have been derailed and attempts at a ceasefire have gone nowhere.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Lala 7/14/2025 7:28:41 AM (No. 1977286)
This is not what I voted for.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Miceal 7/14/2025 8:07:39 AM (No. 1977300)
We should send them NOTHING but our disapproval. Time for Europe to fix Europe...
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 7/14/2025 8:24:20 AM (No. 1977310)
Maybe one of these Patriots should be aimed at Putie this time.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: DogFacedPonySoldier 7/14/2025 8:51:25 AM (No. 1977329)
Speak softly. Carry s big stick. We, in “the West”, are kidding ourselves. Russians recognize the move to bring Ukraine into NATO as an “ existential threat “. This is not new to them. The Napoleonic invasion, the Crimean War, WW1(The Great War), WW2 with the murderous, truly genocidal, truly Fascist Germans… the West continues. Putin is reacting as a national leader should. What the Hell else should a rational person think?
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Zigrid 7/14/2025 9:16:16 AM (No. 1977340)
Putin has dug his own grave with the rest of our world...no one trusts what he says and will do...so he's pretty much on his own...he doesn't care about his people and how many have been killed and will continue to be killed....he's really a tyrant....so now WE are sending patriot missiles...paid for by Europe to Ukrainian forces...and Putin's people will suffer for his stubbornness...he's really a KGB agent...masquerading as a prime minister...in other words...a killer...
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Reply 6 - Posted by: BarryNo 7/14/2025 9:43:05 AM (No. 1977352)
I'm beginning to feel we need to account for the warhawks, like Graham and his Military Industrial buddies, and make a plan to eliminate them, for the country's sake. Many are patriots, but many are simply warmongering arms dealers. They create threats to justify their existence. I'm pretty sure this groups was ultimately behind the Kennedy Assassination. Most recently two Boeing Whistleblowers 'committed suicide' after pointing out Boeing's DEI was getting people killed.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: chumley 7/14/2025 12:18:29 PM (No. 1977411)
We have vital national interests in Ukraine. we need them to host our illegal bio-weapons labs, and to supply the untraceable children for our politicians to rape. Not to mention the millions in bribes to those same politicians. Gotta keep them Ukrainians happy.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: DVC 7/14/2025 12:29:18 PM (No. 1977422)
Re #3, and others, the Patriot missile is 100% defensive. It is used to shoot down incoming drones and attack missiles which are killing civilians. Bravo President Trump, provide the means for self defense for Ukrainians.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: LC Chihuahua 7/14/2025 1:57:05 PM (No. 1977447)
Talk is cheap. It should not be a surprise to Trump or Putin that peace talks have zero impact. Besides, both sides think they are winning.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: danu 7/14/2025 2:13:06 PM (No. 1977452)
this is the way we end the war , end the war, end the war. this is the way we end the war, all on a saturday morning. :(
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Reply 11 - Posted by: oldmagnolia 7/14/2025 4:50:12 PM (No. 1977486)
Why is this corrupted country so important? It is NOT for the benefit of the USA. Let the Euroweenies and the commie EU deal with it. We should be out, the sooner the better. As for Zelensky the crook clown, he should be dealt with.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: DVC 7/14/2025 7:30:21 PM (No. 1977551)
I remain amazed at the number of "thinking Americans" who are locked down hard, mind closed after swallowing all the Russian propaganda against Ukraine. Really a great example of how propaganda works, kinda like a ratchet. In one way, and nothing, no amount of facts, can get it back out.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: garyhope 7/14/2025 11:31:18 PM (No. 1977621)
In my expert opinion, I think Trump is wrong on this. Russia is more important than the Ukraine. If you disagree, please tell me why you think so.
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