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“You are a humanitarian also, sir, and I salute that. I commend you.”
— Witkoff to Putin
Meanwhile the bombing and terrorizing of civilians continues to ramp up.
Many kids now have to attend school underground.
When you understand "the deep state" simply refers to the rule of law, it makes much more sense.
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Support of Putin in any way is bad for the free world and bad for Russia.
I used to work with an older attorney, he’d be in his 80s now. For two years in the late 1970s, his firm tried to establish an office in Moscow. The CCCP gave him a party contact, a young KGB officer named Vladimir Putin. The attorney said that Putin was the most corrupt person he’d ever met, in any posting, in any country.
Apart from that, he’s a war criminal who is desperately trying to revive the Soviet Union. On a very short list of America’s true enemies, he’s near the top.
We’ve cozied up to other murderous thugs before, but Putin is at the bottom of that dung heap.
And he’s bad for Russia. 1.57 million Russian casualties (per Ukraine) since the start of the special military clusterf. The BBC estimates between 512k and 626k killed. JP Morgan Chase’s center for Geopolitics estimates 875,000 wounded back in May, 2026.
Putin Nears a Prize: Restoring Ties With the U.S. While Giving Up Nothing – The New York Times
Trump faces fresh questions over ties to ‘humanitarian’ Putin
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Mick, I’m glad you agree on Putin. Curious if you also agree that it would be beyond the pale for Trump to be doing business deals with Putin?
I’m alluding to the fact that Trump is sending his business guys and family member (Witkoff and Kushner) to negotiate with Putin. They’ve been doing deals in the Middle East, as well. Now the connections are becoming clear:
Here’s a summary:
The video covers reporting from the Financial Times and New York Times on Polar LNG, a $25 billion Alaska gas export venture marketed as a US energy-security project. The project publicly planned to buy discounted equipment from Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project in Siberia. Former CEO Joe Riddle says he discovered that financing he believed came from a UAE investor actually originated with Novatek, a sanctioned Russian energy giant the speaker describes as effectively Putin’s own company. WhatsApp messages reportedly show a Novatek executive discussing up to $15 million in financing and pushing to speed up transfers, even before the US Treasury had approved any dealings. Riddle resigned in September, other senior executives followed, and they warned the administration and urged an investigation.
Gentry Beach, a longtime Trump ally and friend of Donald Trump Jr., signed a separate agreement with Novatek on Alaska gas development. Putin reportedly discussed Alaska energy cooperation with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during Ukraine peace talks. The FT also described a possible arrangement in which Novatek would supply technology in exchange for sanctions relief. Then, on October 16, Trump waived major Russia provisions of the Graham Act, which specifically names Novatek and Arctic LNG 2. To the speaker, this removed exactly the legal obstacle the deal would have faced. He adds that Riddle’s replacement, Timothy Talkington, sits on the board of Russian aluminum company Rusal.
The whole thing looks like personal business deals masquerading as diplomacy and an end-run around sanctions Congress passed overwhelmingly.
When you understand "the deep state" simply refers to the rule of law, it makes much more sense.
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