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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/reedmideke/statuses/115261330549281962">Reed Mideke (reedmideke@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Oct-2025 10:25:50 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@reedmideke" title="reedmideke@mastodon.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/108668-48-20230320145057.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Reed Mideke" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Reed Mideke</a><div><a href="https://mastodon.social/@reedmideke/115258032047972884" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a></div></section><article><p>My first guess is Trump is actually somewhat pissed at Putin for not making a deal, because it makes Trump look powerless. Unlike everyone who knew anything about the conflict, he probably believed Putin would be happy to do a quick, transactional deal if Ukraine was pressured to make big concessions. Putin going "nah I'm winning*, give me everything or no deal" makes Trump not the main character</p><p>* IMO he's not, but he claims and possibly believes he is</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@reedmideke/115260419051813058" rel="nofollow">https://mastodon.social/@reedmideke/115260419051813058</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/5723996#notice-11232300">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-10-05T10:25:50+09:00" title="Sunday, 05-Oct-2025 10:25:50 JST">about 9 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@reedmideke/115261330549281962" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.social via ActivityPub">mastodon.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@reedmideke/115261330549281962">permalink</a></footer></blockquote>

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Reed Mideke (reedmideke@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Oct-2025 10:25:50 JST Reed Mideke
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My first guess is Trump is actually somewhat pissed at Putin for not making a deal, because it makes Trump look powerless. Unlike everyone who knew anything about the conflict, he probably believed Putin would be happy to do a quick, transactional deal if Ukraine was pressured to make big concessions. Putin going "nah I'm winning*, give me everything or no deal" makes Trump not the main character
* IMO he's not, but he claims and possibly believes he is
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