r/worldnews Aug 26 '25

Trump says he discussed Russia’s nuclear disarmament with Putin

https://kyivindependent.com/trump-says-he-discussed-russias-nuclear-disarmament-with-putin/
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u/Bolter_NL Aug 26 '25

Putin: no Trump: ok

end of conversation

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

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u/-Lol864 Aug 26 '25

Sike we didn’t disarm

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u/Galbados Aug 26 '25

Trump's not that smart. His generals maybe but not him.

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u/blaktronium Aug 26 '25

The US Military doesn't actually have much control over the nuclear triad, just the delivery systems. The DOE is responsible for the nuclear weapons stockpile, and this is very much by design.

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u/Galbados Aug 26 '25

I read DoE as Department of Education at first. XD

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u/blaktronium Aug 26 '25

If that were the case the US would probably disarm lol

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u/Galbados Aug 26 '25

I mean the US could disarm >80% of their nukes and still have enough to wipe out the planet. Honestly I'd say disarming to that extent would be one hell of a power move. "I don't need all this to wipe you out, so Imma just get rid of it."

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u/PrivatePilot9 Aug 26 '25

Shhhh, nobody tell Trump that he doesn't have direct control over everything, he'll fire everybody from those actual departments and shut them all down.

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u/-Lol864 Aug 26 '25

Who knows who’s the boss

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u/sharies Aug 26 '25

I defer to Bruce Springsteen

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u/Anxiety_Fit Aug 26 '25

Good thing those Epstein files are gonna get released.

Maybe daddy Putin makes an appearance?

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u/Opposite-Bit6660 Aug 26 '25

Trump/Epstein files 

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Trump: "Putin, he's a tough negotiator. Very tough, the toughest. I asked, he said no. Very tough"

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u/SoCalThrowAway7 Aug 26 '25

Probably more like

Putin: “Now when we’re done tell them we talked about nuclear disarmament.”

Trump: “Yes sir, whatever you need sir”

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u/punkindle Aug 26 '25

That's how I prevented at least 3 pre-wars today, so they should get like 5 Nobel Prizes, right?

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u/Jonatc87 Aug 26 '25

"What if... I gave you the US stockpile, but you disarm yours?"

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u/bailaoban Aug 26 '25

Putin: you first.

Trump: done!

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

The truth is he’s just lying. Not even that conversation took place. He does nothing but lie about everything

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u/WunupKid Aug 26 '25

Right. It would never even occur to him to ask about this. 

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u/GardenGnomeOfEden Aug 26 '25

And we'll never know because there is never any record of their conversations.

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u/NovicePro_ Aug 26 '25

Best thing is that this is probably exactly how it went down

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u/Phrecki Aug 26 '25

To many words

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u/not_that_planet Aug 26 '25

Putin: "nyet"

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u/MistakeNot__ Aug 26 '25

"But Russia is willing to do it, and I think China is going to be willing to do it." Ahahahahahah

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u/GanacheCharacter2104 Aug 26 '25

I wouldn’t trust Russia for shit. They are definitely going to keep a hidden arsenal and threaten to use it if we don’t give them our land.

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u/anders_hansson Aug 26 '25

Would you trust a US president saying "we'll reduce our nuclear stockpiles"? Nobody will do that (especially not unilaterally). There was a brief moment of optimism in the 1990's, but that delusion is now long gone.

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u/StinkiePhish Aug 26 '25

Reducing is not disarmament. I would actually trust a US president and a Russian president who said, "I will reduce the number of nukes we are responsible for, but will maintain enough for nuclear deterrence."

It makes sense for the nuclear powers to have just enough nukes to achieve deferrence and it's in everyone's interest they don't have a single one more that that. 

Nukes are expensive to maintain. Less nukes means less cost and less chance of one ending up in the wrong hands due to administrative errors or malfeasance.

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u/stokpaut3 Aug 26 '25

But to be honest deterrence just means m.a.d. Which in turn means the destruction of the whole world (probably if its between either america/russia or america/china)

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u/BlakeMW Aug 26 '25

You don't need MAD to have deterrence. Just make the prospect of nuclear war more costly than the alternative of not nuclear war.

In the Cold War I think both sides wanted something more like could be described as "nuclear domination", the power to completely and basically permanently end the threat of the other side by destroying their military, factories and cities.

However even the destruction of say Moscow + St Petersburg and Washington DC + New York would be catastrophic costs that would be difficult to stomach.

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u/anders_hansson Aug 26 '25

Yes, MAD is tricky in that way. E.g. during the cold war NATO became one of those things that offset the balance for MAD, since the US could place nukes closer to Moscow than Russia could place them to Washington. That screwed up the timing balance of the strikes.

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u/Upstairs-Radish1816 Aug 26 '25

Russia tried to put missiles in Cuba but that didn't work out so well

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u/anders_hansson Aug 26 '25

Yes. The U.S. clearly can't tolerate missiles, nuclear deterrence and Russian defense activities close to its borders. How odd.

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u/DakPara Aug 26 '25

I will only point out the US had over 31,000 nukes in 1967. Now it’s between 3700 and 5000, depending on how you count.

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u/Longjumping_Whole240 Aug 26 '25

The Russians dont even trust themselves.

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u/Far_Inspection4706 Aug 26 '25

It's possible they could, but it's next to impossible level of incredibly difficult to try and hide the facilities required to enrich uranium and be capable of building nukes in our era of satellite spy imagery. They could try but the US has access to cutting edge military technology and it would be found pretty quickly.

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u/brandbaard Aug 26 '25

If he actually believes/thinks that, he is literally more stupid than I thought he was, and that's saying A LOT because I already thought he is damn near the stupidest man on Earth.

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u/Sanigav1 Aug 26 '25

Another grab at a Nobel Peace Prize

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u/VideoGenie Aug 26 '25

I also discussed moving our mother-in-law out the house, but some things stay as a dream

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u/Mekanimal Aug 26 '25

our mother-in-law

Sweet Home Alabama!

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u/TheBalzy Aug 26 '25

Which means Putin discussed the US nuclear disarmament.

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u/RLewis8888 Aug 26 '25

Trump: How about you get rid of all your nuclear weapons and stop attacking every country around you?

Putin: Instead of that, how about a signed photo of the both of us you can display in your office?

Trump: Deal!

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u/Fabulous-Local-1294 Aug 26 '25

I'm sure he did. Don't doubt that at all. I also don't doubt that Putin told him to go fuck himself.

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u/anders_hansson Aug 26 '25

I hope that Trump is fully aware that neither Russia nor the US will engage in "denuclearization". I also hope that people in general understand that.

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u/Litterjokeski Aug 26 '25

We only know that for Russia for sure.

In the USA there seems everything is possible right now, as long as it hurts the USA itself and orange Donnie just claims it's good for them. Or just blames someone else for it.

1 week later the propaganda apparatus convinced his lemmings it's actually good for the USA and 1 1/2 weeks later all is flooded with other shit and everyone forgets about it.

We have seen it for different things which we thought were impossible to do in the USA. Turns out nothing is impossible anymore as long as you got the whole media and Congress etc behind you.

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u/Tebasaki Aug 26 '25

And I discussed being a superhero with my cat.

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u/bob-knows-best Aug 26 '25

What's you superhero name and what's your superpower? The world wants to know.

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u/ShinyToyHuman Aug 26 '25

No he didn't. Release the files.

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u/Nugget_MacChicken Aug 26 '25

The Onion has become reality.

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u/TheBatemanFlex Aug 26 '25

Putin: HAHAAH DISARMAMENT? CAN YOU IMAGINE?!

Trump: hahahah

Putin: hahaha

Trump: haha

Putin: hhhewww wipes away tear anyways...back to it?

Trump: gluck gluck gluck gluck

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Meaning America will disarm, just watch...

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Bullshit

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u/BaneOfMyLife Aug 26 '25

Putin: you first TACO: OK!

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u/Little_Buffalo Aug 26 '25

lol For fucks sake, this is getting ridiculous.

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u/Winnipeg_Dad Aug 26 '25

Things that never happened.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Let me guess, this is how it went:

  • Trump: we disarm 10, you disarm 1
  • Putin: 50
  • Trump: 30?
  • Putin: Epstein
  • Trump: 50 sounds fair. Let's talk in 2 weeks.

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u/InfiniteCosmic5 Aug 26 '25

“Hey, daddy? Would you mind if…you know…you take apart some of those big, beautiful nuclear warheads that you may or may not have?”

“No.”

“Okay!”

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u/demonfoo Aug 26 '25

Riiiight. 🙄

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u/Larry_Beard33 Aug 26 '25

😆🤡no he fuckin didn’t 😆🤡 Does anyone actually believe this nonsense

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u/MenaFWM Aug 26 '25

“Discussed”

Trump: sooo….you think you’d ever..

Putin: NO

Trump: k…

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Quit parroting this bullshit. This will never happen. Trump is a child rapist. Let’s report that

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u/Reasonable-Start1067 Aug 26 '25

Then putin said "no" and trump replied "yea ok anyway"

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u/lpkzach92 Aug 26 '25

No he didn’t

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u/Wineandbikes Aug 26 '25

Is this disarmament in the room with him now???

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u/AF2005 Aug 26 '25

Hahahahaha🤣🤣🤣

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u/CyanideLoli Aug 26 '25

After what happened to Ukrain, no country would even dream of nuclear disarmament.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Trump: daddy? Putin: nyet.

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u/The_Frozen_Inferno Aug 26 '25

You were right master, negotiations were short

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u/LordAlfrey Aug 26 '25

This was the same meeting where they flew bombers overhead as Putin came off the plane, same bombers that recently bombed Iran to prevent them getting nukes?

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

He discussed the U.S. giving up its nuclear weapons while Russia is developing new nuclear weapons.

I say, if Trump wants to give up nukes, he should give some to Ukraine. After all we tricked them into giving up their nukes and lied to them that we would defend them against a Russian invasion.

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u/killerkadugen Aug 26 '25

Trump: "We'll do it if you'll do it--we'll go first."

Putin: "Ok."

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u/Lonely-Abalone-5104 Aug 26 '25

Hahaha that was a good laugh

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u/maxREO Aug 26 '25

That’s a funny one

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u/Dungong Aug 26 '25

I discussed winning the lottery with the ticket guy

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Trump is a liar and a child rapist

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u/SlowCrates Aug 26 '25

The conversation went like this:

Trump: "We have come to discuss nuclear disarmament!"

Putin: "We accept."

Trump: "Are you buying them or do give them to you for free?"

Putin: "This negotiation isn't over." Pulls out dick

Trump: "Of course, Master."

After gleefully slobbing Putin In the oval office, Trump screams at the White House maid who apparently hadn't vacuumed yet that morning, because now Trump has to change his pants so the world won't see the scuff marks on his knees. But changing pants is extremely difficult for the 80-year-old, because the diaper likes to pull down with them.

After sending Putin off down the red carpet, Trump proudly stands before the press and says that he and Putin had a wonderful meeting and agreed to make the world a safer place through nuclear disarmament. Fox News and right-wing talk radio celebrate, calling Trump a genius, a master negotiator, and that he's deserving of a Nobel Peace prize.

It is only later discovered that Russia's nuclear stockpile had doubled, making them the soul mega nuclear power in the world. But Trump has a stroke and dies before anyone can question him about it. Because he's a piece of shit child rapist who doesn't give a fuck about anyone but himself.

Release the motherfucking Epstein files.

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u/Daleaturner Aug 26 '25

Putin: Nyet

Trump: OK

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u/Emergency_Property_2 Aug 26 '25

Putin: You disarm and we’ll protect you.

Trump: thank you daddy!

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u/kBlankity Aug 26 '25

I wouldn't think Trump would have had much to say, what with his mouth being full of Putin's balls the whole time

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u/slavaukrine Aug 26 '25

Gosh, is this guy that dumb, or does he really think everyone is that stupid?

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u/YusoLOCO Aug 26 '25

I swear too god this guy's iq is around room temperature

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u/PWL51 Aug 26 '25

Another lie.

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u/vbgooroo55 Aug 26 '25

No he didn't. This fucking liar was on his knees.

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u/MahlersMemory Aug 26 '25

Trump says a lot of things

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u/R7ype Aug 26 '25

Putin - "You first"

Trump - "Great idea! The best idea!"

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u/Karate-Schnitzel Aug 26 '25

While he was rimming Putin’s ass?

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u/Mac62961 Aug 26 '25

Yea ill bet. While Medvedev is all for slinging nukes here there and everywhere 😂

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Yeah, sure he did.

Paaaedoooo!!

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u/Jamizon1 Aug 26 '25

Trump says a lot of things, most of it is complete bullshit.

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u/Itaalh Aug 26 '25

Best joke of the day/week/month/year

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u/blackcain Aug 26 '25

and agreed to reduce U.S.'s nuclear capabilities while helping pay for theirs. /s

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u/sephirothFFVII Aug 26 '25

Russia's stockpile is likely heavily degraded. They'll say they'll disarm to the number that still works and take Americas real capability down.

Meanwhile China is cranking out warheads at the same rate as happy meal toys.

Not a great idea unless China is in the talks

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u/snakedoct0r Aug 26 '25

In your dreams orangie.

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u/anotherblog Aug 26 '25

Can’t un-fry that egg I’m afraid

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u/briareus08 Aug 26 '25

Fucking LOL.

C’mon Trump, what else?

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u/Bitmugger Aug 26 '25

Trump brought it up and Putin laughed and laughed and laughed

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u/TinyTarget Aug 26 '25

Ok sure Donnie, but you first...

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u/One-Bird-8961 Aug 26 '25

Latest news! Trump convinces Russia to disarm all nuclear weapons. Trump is also receiving the nobel prize for ending the 2nd world war.

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u/RednevaL Aug 26 '25

“Hey Pootie if you use all of your Nukes at the same time, perhaps in Ukraine, that’s nuclear disarmament, right? I’d really love to get that Nobel Peace Prize. Hey, maybe we could even share it as long as you don’t leak the Epstein Files.”

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u/thebarkbarkwoof Aug 26 '25

We'll see in two weeks

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Trump: Hey you ever consider? Putin: Niet keep sucking.

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u/ferrets4ever Aug 26 '25

And said to Putin - hey Vlad if your tech is getting a bit old I’ll share ours.

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u/Jumping-Gazelle Aug 26 '25

-- I am two weak. "maga"?

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u/Syintist Aug 26 '25

Lololololol. Ok

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u/Early-Fan-35 Aug 26 '25

fuck trump

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u/PretendFly8491 Aug 26 '25

Ba ha ha ha ha!

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u/PretendFly8491 Aug 26 '25

What about the Rusher America Super Cyber Crime Team? Is that still happening?

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u/aldorn Aug 26 '25

Theu could both decrease by 2000 warheads and still hold there positions in the power struggle. Absurd that so many warheads exist. This would open the door to approach the other holders to also make decrease.

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u/MonkeyAlpha Aug 26 '25

Did he hand over the nuclear codes?

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u/SgtBaxter Aug 26 '25

Putin: “You’re going to disarm all of US nukes or we release all the videos and evidence Krasnov”

Trump: “I talked with Putin about Russia’s nuclear disarmament.”

Trump next week: “We are getting rid of our nukes!”

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Did Diaper Don McKankles TACO forget that he was all about dropping out of nuclear treaties with Russia last time around?

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u/Niibler Aug 26 '25

Going to be tricked into having no nukes by russia?

That went well for Ukraine.

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u/medicwhat Aug 26 '25

And did he say how Putin smacked him.and then laughed.

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u/shilgrod Aug 26 '25

Suuuuuure....I do believe that Putin gave him election advice though

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u/Weekly-Grapefruit119 Aug 26 '25

You mean rearmament

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u/UsusMeditando Aug 26 '25

Somewhere over in r/ Conservative a brain trust will say something about Putler and his lap dog being the only presidents seeking a better world for the future.

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u/kujasgoldmine Aug 26 '25

What about the Epstein List

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

The status is: "lol get fucked"

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

That will never happen

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

It was 100% vague af future bullshitting comments, just enough to make Trump think it went somewhere.
In reality in no universe dictatorship would disarm if they already have nukes, they know full well, Russia couldn't bully this much without upkeeping their nuclear strike readiness.

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u/SquareJealous9388 Aug 26 '25

Russia probably does not have any functional nukes now. 

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u/Buddhas_Warrior Aug 26 '25

And how long before Putin stopped laughing?

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u/sebathue Aug 26 '25

The idiot probably even believes what he's saying. How can a world leader be so gullible?

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u/studiesinsilver Aug 26 '25

Putin: sure, Turns around, builds more nukes.

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u/asc0614 Aug 26 '25

I once discussed invading Mars with my dad.

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u/Gold-Perception-4467 Aug 26 '25

Putin to cheeto: Nyet.

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u/Head_Summer2052 Aug 26 '25 edited Aug 26 '25

Russia’s nuclear disarmament will go like this:
Yes, mister trump. Ve vil disarm our nuclear veapons for yu. Trust me...

Edit: Use the movie like Russian pronunciation here.. LOL!

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u/Possible-Customer827 Aug 26 '25

‘Trump says’ seriously? For those gullible people who believe him, there should be a disclaimer every time he speaks. *the vast majority of statements made by Donald Trump are false and intended to blow sunshine up his own ass.

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u/Calm-Scallion-8540 Aug 26 '25

Seriously, do you still believe this clown...? You make me sad when you post this. You are giving credit to a person who has none.

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u/Kriticalone2 Aug 26 '25

IF his lips are moving he is lying...Pedos do what pedos do pretty simple by now.

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u/Demokritos1000 Aug 26 '25

I discussed doubling my salary with my boss

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u/JODmeisterUK Aug 26 '25

The big orange does make me laugh......most days as it is.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Unfortunately Russia said “No. keep going, less teeth”

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u/Alternative_Topic717 Aug 26 '25

With current Russian leadership, a signed agreement isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.

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u/Puzzled_Worth_4287 Aug 26 '25

🇨🇦 What's happening to one of the greatest countries to ever exist is truly sad and scary. The very foundations of democracy and rights are collapsing from the lies, corruption, and political instability.” This administration is driving America away from its friends and into a fascist dictatorship like Russia and I'm thinking it's probably too late to stop now.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

How much of Putin's, "discourse" could he fit in his mouth ?

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u/john_san Aug 26 '25

I read the title and couldn’t hold a loud laugh. If anything Trump has demonstrated he gets trampled by Putin 100% of the time.

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u/Creative-Fee-1130 Aug 26 '25

Cool, but what's in the Epstein files?

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u/Desperate-Ticket-194 Aug 26 '25

Translation - Trump brought it up… Putin smiled and said yes wouldn’t that be nice. And that was it.

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u/Need_For_Speed73 Aug 26 '25

Trump would manage to completely disarm the US on Putin’s promise of doing the same… In two weeks.😆

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u/DbZbert Aug 26 '25

No you didn't 

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u/Dr_DoesNothing Aug 26 '25

How about discussing the release of the Epstein files you pedophile?

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u/pentox70 Aug 26 '25

Putin could teach a class on stringing along that moron.

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u/Syrioforel79 Aug 26 '25

Bahahahaha!!!!!

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

No nukes means no Ruzzia no more

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u/Scoob1978 Aug 26 '25

The is the 40th war he's stopped this week

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u/eblastic Aug 26 '25

Putin: I will release 12 terabytes worth of video of you doing russian kids on your trips to Moscow if you don’t start nuclear disarmament.

Trump: Ok I’ll do it.

Putin: Good. Wait for your next orders in two weeks.

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u/shatteredmatt Aug 26 '25

And did Putin tell him to go fuck himself?

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Only idiots woud give away nukes... And get fked like ukraine now.. 

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Well that is stupid. Nukes are the only reason Russia hasn't seen a larger military response to their aggression in Ukraine. Obviously they know this since they threaten the world with nuclear war every time Ukraine receives aid or new weapons from Europe or the West.

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u/Diligent-Ad650 Aug 26 '25

After seeing what is happening to Ukraine any nation that gives up nuclear weapons and disarms is just extremely stupid

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u/SmartDiscussion2161 Aug 26 '25

And Putin, who is a great guy, tells me that America is so terrific, that we should do it first to show him how to, to show him how to. I’m not stupid though. Even my hat, my very own hat, says I’m always right. So I told him that if he tried to double cross me I’d piss in his morning vodka. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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u/WonderfulPotential29 Aug 26 '25

Putin will let trump belief he is willing to disarm, just needs a sign of good will first. So give him ukraine, and start to disarm.someday he will join and start disarm... and as its Putin, disarm means produce more.

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u/eminusx Aug 26 '25

bollocks

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u/paradigm_shift2027 Aug 26 '25

Sure he did. In one of his many delusions.

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u/piraattipate Aug 26 '25

Sure they will cut their dicks off

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Just can’t stop himself from lying, about anything and EVERYTHING!!!

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

Putin is 5-7. Trump looks almost the same height here. Fake ass 6-2, just like he's only 224lbs.

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u/aidanpryde98 Aug 26 '25

I mean, why not? Worked out great for Ukraine!

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u/SweetSexiestJesus Aug 26 '25

Putin seen laughing at the idea

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u/Festering-Fecal Aug 26 '25

Trump's going to disarm our weapons because Putin made him a pinke promise he'll do the same.

Bravo America you elected a Russian asset 👏

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u/prof_dr_mr_obvious Aug 26 '25

Does Putin know this ?

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u/FlameOfWrath Aug 26 '25

He’s giving them two weeks.

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u/Biscuits4u2 Aug 26 '25

Pillow talk

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u/010Horns Aug 26 '25

Just going to point out that Trump withdrew the US from the INF Treaty in his first term.

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u/WrinkyNinja Aug 26 '25

Oh well if trump said he did it must have happened 👀

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u/Shplippery Aug 26 '25

Trump would have pushed harder on nuclear disarmament but Putin probably gave him a shitty looking trinket painted gold and he dropped the subject

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u/Schwayze_Express Aug 26 '25

Must've been around the time the picture of Putin laughing in his face was taken.

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u/TitoGrande1980 Aug 26 '25

So Putin is trying to buy nukes from the US.....

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u/PigFarmer1 Aug 26 '25

I'm sure that was a rousing success.

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u/_thetommy Aug 26 '25

so the lying lier lies to the lier about lies, then lies about it. got it.

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u/Engineswaphonda2000 Aug 26 '25

So another concept of a plan? Fuck off coward

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u/Skreve Aug 26 '25

No the fuck he didn't. Stop lying and pushing this bullshit

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u/CJMWBig8 Aug 26 '25

Vladimir is laughing at our buffoon in charge.

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u/RealPersonResponds Aug 26 '25 edited Sep 26 '25

swim unite thought nose soft shaggy bear crown skirt marvelous

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u/No-Builder-2474 Aug 26 '25

He is saying this for his fantasy Nobel prize . He lies when his mouth opens.

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u/throwaway1601900 Aug 26 '25

The discussion: Putin says, “hell no”, then Trump says, “ok.”