“The question is not what happened to Putin.

The question is what the hell has happened to America?”

“What happened to Putin … ?!

It’s not like he’s been a homicidal, psychopath for the last 25 years. It’s not like he killed dissidents with radioactive isotopes, murdered journalists, shot down civilian aircraft, sent political opponents to the gulag to die, stole assets from oligarchs and put them in jail, invaded peaceful neighboring countries, brutalized their civilian populations, tortured and executed prisoners of war. No one knows know what the hell happened to Putin. One of life’s great mysteries.

Trump has only ever talked about taking action against Putin. He’s slapping the EU with 50% tariffs but nothing on Russia.”

I have never wished harm or death on anyone. Even people that have wronged me. But in the case of Putin and Trump, in my view, the one individual is pure evil and the other is a conman and a sociopath.

Putin started the war in Ukraine, and the fact that there are even debates in the world about who the bad guys are here is just mind boggling. And I blame this madness squarely on Trump. This moron avoids ever saying a bad word about Putin. And yes, we can laugh at Trump, and call him names, but he has the power.

‘Putin is laughing at Trump’ — Ukraine in disbelief as Russia makes a mockery of US-led ceasefire attempts

This is the title of an article yesterday from the Kyiv Independent. It says it all.

Trump puts pressure on Ukraine but when it comes to Russia, it is all just blah blah blah. Russia are the aggressors, and yet, they don’t even get called out by Trump. But Ukraine, who is the victim here, is constantly bullied and scolded.

Another week begins, and with it comes new hope.

Last week Ukraine and its European allies were together in Kyiv and they are demanding that Russia agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire starting on May 12, which is, well, today. “We agreed that a full and unconditional ceasefire must begin on Monday, May 12, for at least 30 days. We jointly demand this from Russia, and we know we are supported in this by the United States,” Zelensky said. Further to this, Zelensky and the European leaders held a “productive” call with Trump, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has stated.

But of course, Putin rejects the ceasefire and he calls on Ukraine to begin direct talks in Istanbul next week. “Russia is ready for negotiations without any preconditions,” Putin said. So much game playing. So much evil. Just end the war. It can end as quickly as it started.

If America puts Russia under pressure something will happen. But under Trump’s America trust and confidence is low. We live in hope. America remains the key here.

Does Putin really have a hold over Trump? Is Trump really the soulless grifter many people believe him to be. We will soon find out. Either Russia is put in their place, or the world’s values will continue to decline. As my one friend in the US said to me the other day, “There is just shareholder value. I think those are the only values left.”