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3. If anything, it's the reverse

Fri Mar 18, 2022, 03:51 AM

Mar 2022

TFG adopted Putin's attitudes.

But I *do* believe TFG contributed towards Putin's erroneous belief that it would be a cakewalk to invade.

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I can't help but wonder-- was Putin goaded by TFG? [View all] IzzaNuDay Mar 2022 OP

Doubt it; likely he was planning/hoping for many years, elleng Mar 2022 #1

If anything, it's the reverse intrepidity Mar 2022 #3

What? Nah. (Nt) FreepFryer Mar 2022 #4

Putin was goaded by natural gas deposits found in the Black Sea Bucky Mar 2022 #5

Losing his useful idiot and enabler in the White House maxrandb Mar 2022 #6

Perhaps the Intelligence Services gave Trump bad intel. C_U_L8R Mar 2022 #7