Where's Putin in all of this? He backs Iran? Or he backs Trump?

[panader0]

This shit breaks my heart and mind.

[elleng]

1. He's around the territory,

heard on MSNBC, so he's 'consulting.'

[Corgigal]

2. Probably,

trying to push right now further into the Ukraine.

[Strelnikov_]

3. Looking at his bank account

while playing both sides against each other.

Russia is about to become the worlds top petroleum exporter.

[flamingdem]

4. With Trump's help he might end up being

the mediator/hero in this mess.

[Stuart G]

14. Yes, I just posted that further down. Stanger things have happened. k and r your post.

[Liberalhammer]

5. He backs Putin.

Its either a dog and pony show, or a double cross against Trump to degrade and put the economy in depression.

Either way Putin wins.

[Squinch]

6. He's having a drink and laughing. He has succeeded in getting Trump to isolate the USA from all

its allies, and then convinced Trump to start a war with Iran. He will help Iran and the US will be weakened and distracted, and then Putin can do anything he likes.

[ck4829]

7. Iran for now. Russia can easily rationalize it on the world stage

Justify what Iran did.

Russia isn't going to back off from a trading partner and a country they sell guns to.

Cards are about to put out on the table and the Republicans who saw Russia as our new BFF are about to be disappointed.

[Johnny2X2X]

8. He backs Trump and Iran against American interests

Trump is his puppet. Iran has Russian weapons, he makes money off this. Trump cares about Trump, not the US.

[Zoonart]

9. Richard Engel just said...

Putin is in the Middle East and will go to Turkey tomorrow...acting possibly as a peace maker?????

Tin foil here...could Trump have done this to set up Putin as peacemaker. To rehab his rep and get him back into the G8 as we get kicked out?

[Drum]

13. I thought exactly the same thing

[Drum]

10. Actually, on MSNBC [NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondant] Richard Engel says that Putin is in Syria

...en route to Istanbul. He further observed that Vlad has good relations with Iran, and may be poised (or poising himself) to act as a broker/peacemaker.

Hmmm...is this an opportunity for Trump/Putin to normalize their unholy union??

[TalenaGor]

11. I don't think for a minute he backs trump

That's one way loyalty....

He wants the downfall of America

[Stuart G]

12. Maybe Putin could try to stop this insanity. If he does,that could win him a Nobel Peace Prize..

Yes, Putin would win a Peace Prize if he stops this war..and.......

I don't give a damn who stops this war, or how it is stopped, as long as this is stopped.

[blm]

15. According to Moscow Times, Iran.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/06/26/iran-wont-be-alone-if-us-attacks-russian-official-says-a66169

[panader0]

16. Trump had to know this. Wasn't Lavrov just at the Oval Office?

This crap has layers of stink.

[blm]

19. Probably Putin's machinations to destroy US credibility completely and

come off as the leader of the world when he negotiates an alternative to war.

[bdamomma]

18. oh crap

Putin comes to save the day??????? Fuck call your boy down, fucking asshole. Impeached asshole war criminal. Stop this now.

We have been shamed by this stupid fuck, and his followers can go fuck themselves.

[C_U_L8R]

17. He backs himself and he's winning.

Probably having a good laugh at this. Trump is such a fool.

[fishwax]

20. he doesn't back either side. He backs the conflict.

[panader0]

22. Of course you and the others above are correct that Putin is in it for Putin.

But spanky is going to be butt hurt.

[rufus dog]

21. Depends how much tRump gives him

Well played Putin, just put himself in a HUGE WIN/WIN SITUATION!

Get major concessions from the Orange Shitstain and play peace maker OR help Iran hit US targets thus weakening us.

[UTUSN]

23. MSNBC said he's in Turkey & sees himself as a "peacemaker" - barf