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blue-wave

(4,356 posts)
Thu Jun 15, 2017, 10:20 PM Jun 2017

Donald Trump just gave Putin a huge gift and no one seems to have noticed.

“Don’t worry, be happy.”

Those were the only four English words Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a St. Petersburg International Economic Forum last Friday, reacting to President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement the day before.

.......As I’ve written before, The US withdrawal on Kyoto “shifted the power dynamics across the world and gave Russia, which signed the agreement, greater leverage in international affairs.” Its retreat on Paris will do the same, no matter what Putin’s end-goal is.........


Read more: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/06/trumps-other-russian-connection/



Uncle Vlad is playing the big boys game. He's running circles around Donnie. And the United States is losing position on the world stage.

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Donald Trump just gave Putin a huge gift and no one seems to have noticed. (Original Post) blue-wave Jun 2017 OP
Yep. BlueStater Jun 2017 #1
Putin is getting his money's worth Generic Brad Jun 2017 #2

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)
2. Putin is getting his money's worth
Thu Jun 15, 2017, 10:57 PM
Jun 2017

This sneak attack has worked out better than he dreamed. The Republicans work to destabilize our economy as they fulfill their ideological positions to their inevitable conclusion. The White House is stocked with a team beholden to Russia. Our "commander in chief" has significantly damaged America's standing in the world. Not bad for the investment of Putin's chump change.

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