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Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have sat down for a face-to-face talk in the opulent halls of a Vatican basilica to discuss a possible ceasefire, after which the US president accused his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, of not wanting to “stop the war”.

The White House described Trump’s meeting with the Ukrainian leader before Pope Francis’s funeral as “very productive”, while Zelenskyy said on X that the talk with the US president was symbolic and had the “potential to become historic, if we achieve joint results”.

It was the first time that Zelenskyy and Trump had met face to face after a frosty February encounter in the White House where Trump and the US vice-president, JD Vance, berated the Ukrainian leader and accused him of ingratitude for US aid.

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[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Translation: Not all of your base is ready to abandon Ukraine yet so give some lip service about Russia.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 19 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Trump is such a fucking idiot. Don't waste your time thinking about this.

I'm an American, and I want my taxes going to Ukraine. This fucking asshole removed those. Fuck him. Fuck. Him.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Yeah, I'd much rather Ukraine than Israel. It's so much cheaper to let Ukraine whittle Russia down than deal with Russia directly. Let's give them whatever support they ask for until Russia hopefully collapses.

[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 107 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This moment will be long forgotten by next week, nobody will remember he said that. Including him

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 3 points 11 hours ago

Dementia Don strikes again.

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

His views change according to whomever he spoke to last so im sure he’s moved on already

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 5 points 23 hours ago

Yep, Vance wasn't there so there was nobody telling him what to say.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 20 points 22 hours ago
[–] blackstampede@sh.itjust.works 25 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 1 points 20 hours ago

Yea me too. Maybe it's as he didn't have any cronies to interrupt the discussion so they can keep him on their option.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 69 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This guy is so fucking stupid it's unbelievable.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Idk, I think it's pretty believable, he was our President for 4 years already, so we have plenty of evidence.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 points 1 hour ago

That's true. There just seems to be no bottom of the dumb-barrel.

[–] Gurei@sh.itjust.works 46 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sounds like the Russians are getting a little yippie...

[–] guy@piefed.social 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Even a blind hen will find corn

[–] fastandspurious@lemmy.world 7 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Ok first, this is a dope saying, second, are you old? Because this is shit old people say. Source: am old

[–] guy@piefed.social 7 points 16 hours ago

I'm not particularly old, late 20's. But in Sweden we use proverbs pretty frequently

[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 16 points 1 day ago

He's just making it look like he's objective after being cornered into a meeting he didn't really want.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 16 points 1 day ago
[–] runner_g@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My conspiracy theory: Trump is dying. He no longerer fears the Russian Kompromat, and believes a change of heart to support Ukraine will be better for his legacy.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Trump is a through and through narcissist, with a touch of anti-social personality disorder. My point, is the only thing he cares about is himself, and what he can get out of a situation. I don't think he gives a crap about a legacy, much less whether people view him positively after he dies.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Partially agree. I don't think he cares what people think of him, only that they are thinking of him. So he wants to leave a legacy, but doesn't really care if it's good or bad, as long as a very vocal group loves him.

[–] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Wouldn't a narcissist fret a lot about their public image, even what's left of it after their death? I mean, the way this man brags about winning at golf, having every other country "kissing [his] ass" asking for deals after the tariffs, scoring high marks on his ~~intelligence~~ dementia tests, etc, it's quite clear he cares a lot about being seen as a powerful and talented person.

I don't know much about narcissism other than the popular definition so of course I could be completely wrong.

That's how I intend to paint him in history, at least

[–] index@sh.itjust.works -1 points 18 hours ago

"disarm earth"