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NATO re KRASNOV - asskissing, schmoozing - APPEASEMENT?! (Original Post) UTUSN Wednesday OP
Nah. They know they can manipulate him with flattery. Ocelot II Wednesday #1
Well, they *are* dependent on the U.S., & know "leaders" come/go and have to weasel UTUSN Wednesday #3
I just breezed through in increments. sheshe2 Wednesday #2
Well, O.K., I don't know who the source "as" is but news clips show everybody being UTUSN Wednesday #4
UTube blurb: sheshe2 Wednesday #5
I'm a sucker for click bait!!!!!!!1 - yet the overall message is with the blurb, no? UTUSN Wednesday #6
Lol. sheshe2 Wednesday #7

Ocelot II

(125,577 posts)
1. Nah. They know they can manipulate him with flattery.
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 10:08 PM
Wednesday

It's realpolitik. They let him think they admire him and they can keep him from having a tantrum - it's like giving an ice cream cone to a bratty three-year-old to make him stop screaming and breaking his toys.

UTUSN

(74,575 posts)
3. Well, they *are* dependent on the U.S., & know "leaders" come/go and have to weasel
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 10:15 PM
Wednesday

sheshe2

(92,589 posts)
2. I just breezed through in increments.
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 10:14 PM
Wednesday

Everyone looked like they were having a good time meeting, greeting and chatting. Donnie is only seen in a few 1 second clips and largely ignored.

UTUSN

(74,575 posts)
4. Well, O.K., I don't know who the source "as" is but news clips show everybody being
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 10:21 PM
Wednesday

being chummy with KRASNOV/"daddy"?





sheshe2

(92,589 posts)
5. UTube blurb:
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 10:27 PM
Wednesday
Before the NATO summit officially began, a striking scene unfolded behind the scenes as world leaders gathered around Donald Trump to greet him. Their eagerness to pay respect highlighted Trump’s influential presence and the shifting dynamics on the global stage.


That sure didn't happen in this clip.


UTUSN

(74,575 posts)
6. I'm a sucker for click bait!!!!!!!1 - yet the overall message is with the blurb, no?
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 10:37 PM
Wednesday

So the narrow interpretation of the clip doesn't match the blurb but the asskissing, schmoozing fits and the concluding results sound like appeasement (of KRASNOV) to me.

Maybe we need for KRASNOV to make peace between you and me! (I love you)




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