Trump: Putin won’t end war because he believes he’s winning – WSJ

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/05/22/7513445/

49 comments

  1. And Trump will not support Ukraine because he believes Putin should win the war.

  2. It’s better for America’s arms industry if the war is prolonged.

    Europe should start ordering less from the US citing military spending requirements.

  3. So Trump is admitting he only wants a ceasefire because he was afraid of Russia losing

  4. Jumping Jehosaphat – the dumbass might be onto something. Now we wait for the result of his thought process.

  5. I’m quite happy for Trump to step out of this one and let Europe, Japan and Australia continue to support Ukraine. Trump hasn’t added any value to this war.

  6. “Believes” is the key word. World leaders who “believe” rather than “know” is on the rise. Who needs FACTS when you have FAITH that you’re right, even when you’re not. I love that. “Luke, you’re late for work again.” “I don’t *believe* I am.”

  8. Hasn’t that already been said by everyone over and over? Russia doesn’t want to end the war because it believes it can win because it makes steady gains, Ukraine doesn’t want to end the war because it believes it can win because of huge Western support, and both sides believe their current human losses are within the acceptable margin because victory is worth the cost.

  9. No shit, jackass. Putin doesn’t respect you, either, and it’s been obvious to everyone but you since before day 1.

  10. He is 100% complicit in this as well by taking the pressure off Russia and handing them the lifeline they need to keep the war going.

  11. “and I intend to prove him right, because I’m Putin’s little boy bitch, oink! oink!” Trump concluded.

  12. War is good for dictators. It helps them stay in power.

  14. No shit, and why would he think that, you think? 

    Do you think it helped that you’ve been so vocal about ending all support to Ukraine? 

  15. And they are despite the delusional people of Reddit.

    No one is doing enough, that includes Europes joke of a stand with bullshit sanctions that Reddit loves to praise, for Ukraine to ever win

  16. Maybe if instead of shitting on Ukraine at every opportunity Trump threatened to give Ukraine $100 Billion worth of weapons unless Putin agrees to the cease fire we could actually get peace.

    Trump is so god damn dumb he doesn’t understand his own role in this negotiation. USA should be making Ukraine appear as strong as possible to make Russia give up.

  17. I mean when youve had your nuts in someones mouth as long as Putins had his in Trumps its hard to feel like youre doing anything but winning

  18. Reducing support for Ukraine is why Putin won’t talk peace. Trump has been trying to weaken Ukraine since his first term.

  19. The outcome of this terrible war has no
    Importance to him, only the deals he can make out of it for the benefits of his family.

  20. What? I thought he would stop the war because he respects Trump …

  21. So did Hitler, then he shot himself. Hopefully this will end the same way.

  24. So, by extension of this logic: help Ukraine defeat Russia to the degree that Putin (or more importantly, his generals) know they are losing.

  25. So show them they can’t win? Like Biden did by sending Ukraine weapons they need? I feel like my ass is smarter than this cunt

  27. trump is weak as hell. For international politics if you ain’t educated on the specifics, don’t talk about it.

  29. Trump. This is NOT what you told us would happen.  Why did you lie?

  30. Putin is winning because he has understood that the Trump-US is supporting Russia and has intentionally mislead and finally betrayed Europe with a weak leadership, instead. Putin and Trump both want a weak Europe and China supports this in the background through Russia.

  31. Yea it really sucks when an stupid, old man is running a country and thinking he is winning but really is destroying the country… 

  32. Lol Trump not even understanding Putin’s position. Bad trait for a wannabe dictator.

    Putin isn’t winning, he just can’t afford ending the war. What do you think will happen when soldiers, that were used as cannonfodder for years, finally return home en-masse and tell their families what really happened? What do you think is gonna happen when the war economy grinds to a halt and their economy plummets and the debt finally comes knocking?

    You don’t even need to figure it out, this has happened numerous times in Russian history. And Putin should know, it’s part of the reason he was able to get into power in the first place.

    Ending the war without achieving any of their big goals will be the end of Putin.

  34. So the world needs to do whatever it takes to make him think he is not winning …

  35. Soon Europeans need to come to an agreement that whether Putin is winning or not. This should dictate the talks, not the moral position of Ukraine.

    If Putin is winning, well, make concessions and get the best out of the worst.

    If Ukraine is winning, well, then what’s to talk? Just wait till Putin come begging.

    Let’s not flip flop around and decide on one strategy.

  37. Trump pulls out of the war…then pretends to act surprised that Putin sees no need to surrender now. Jeebus.

  38. It’s time to make Putin believe he’s losing. Send more aid to Ukraine and impose full sanctions and an embargo against Russia and any country or corporation that trades with Russia.

  39. Well maybe give Ukraine the weapon then? We have already seen them effectively slapping Russians back all these years.

    What is the problem?

  40. I other news: Police perplexed at local crackhead content to continue stealing copper after they discontinued nightly patrols and called him a “smart guy”

  41. Why didn’t he “win” in the first three months of the “special military operation?”

  43. He believes he’s winning Because of you dumb cretin !!! You’re on his fracking side!

  45. That basically confirms what most people realized some time ago….both about Putin and Trump: Putin won’t stop. He has to be stopped. And the Russian invasion of Ukraine has stretched Trump’s attention span to a breaking point. Trump will stop US commitment not because he thinks of it in terms of right or wrong but because he can’t be bothered by it anymore. However, he’d be more than willing to sell US stockpiles of sometimes obsolete equipment if the Europeans accept the price tag.

  46. Well technically speaking he is, just really really slowly

  49. And just like that, the Fearless Leader capitulates like the coward he is.

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