Donald Trump is being played by ruthless manipulator Putin – he’s putty in Vlad’s hands and he doesn’t seem to care

DONALD Trump is getting played by the blood-soaked tyrant in the Kremlin – and he doesn’t seem to care.

President Putin is a ruthless liar and a KGB-trained manipulator with a raft of experts behind him.

President Donald Trump speaking to the press.
Donald Trump is getting played by the blood-soaked tyrant in the Kremlin – and he doesn’t seem to careCredit: AFP
Vladimir Putin at a meeting.
Vladimir Putin is a ruthless liar and a KGB-trained manipulator with a raft of experts behind himCredit: Reuters
Hospital roof on fire after a Russian strike.
Russian strikes continue to pummel Ukraine, with a hospital roof seen ablaze in KharkivCredit: East2West

Trump is a “trust your instincts” egomaniac who sees the world as a real estate deal.

His advisors are tech-bros and golf pals.

Trump is putty in Putin’s hands.

Take their most recent exchange, for example.

On Thursday Putin rejected Donald Trump’s 30-day ceasefire plan for Ukraine.

This was a slap in the face for Trump’s goal of ending the war ASAP.

Putin gave the American plan the finger in the Kremlin – and yet Trump hailed Thursday’s exchange as “very good and productive”.

And Trump went even further.

In a message on Truth Social yesterday he appealed to Putin’s mercy not to “massacre” Ukrainians.

This is extraordinary.

Watch moment North Korean quadbike troops WIPED OUT as Putin sends waves into meatgrinder to retake Kursk from Ukraine

Putin is a wanted war criminal whose botched invasion has killed and maimed a million soldiers and 40,000 civilians on both sides.

His soldiers have committed countless atrocities including rape, torture executing prisoners of war.

Yet Trump’s latest post on Truth Social paints Putin as some benevolent emperor who may yet spare the lives of Ukraine’s doomed legions.

Trump is the angel of mercy, interceding first to Putin and then to God, on Ukraine’s behalf.

How did Putin dupe Trump so spectacularly?

The short answer is flattery.

He thanked Trump a lot.

He fluffed Trump’s ego repeatedly.

And claimed that only the two of them – the strongmen – could solve the war together.

Asked about the ceasefire on Thursday Trump had a well prepared answer.

Putin said: “I would like to start by thanking the President of the United States, Mr Trump, for paying so much attention to the Ukraine settlement.”

Leaders are all so busy, Putin said.

Only Trump and a handful of others – like China’s Xi Jinping – were devoted to the “noble mission” of ending the war in Ukraine.

Secondly, Putin agreed with Trump.

He said: “We agree with the proposals to cease hostilities”.

Of course there was a catch.

Putin still wants to conquer Ukraine.

That was couched as solving “the root causes of the conflict”.

Thirdly, Putin tried to sow division between the US and Ukraine.

Putin clearly know Trump has no love for Ukraine and and bears a grudge against President Zelensky.

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy meeting in the Oval Office.
Putin knows the distrust that exists between Donald Trump and Volodymyr ZelenskyCredit: Getty

So Putin claimed the 30-day ceasefire must have been Ukraine’s idea.

That way he wasn’t picking holes in Donald Trump’s plan.

He was attacking something Ukrainian.

Putin said: “I am absolutely convinced that the Ukrainian side should have asked the Americans for this.”

Why? Because Putin said his troops were hammering Ukraine, and he made it very clear he wants to keep on hammering them.

The soldiers’ options, Putin said, would soon be “surrender or die”.

Finally, Putin stressed that he still really wanted a ceasefire – but only on his terms.

He seemed confident these quibbles could if he had “a telephone conversation with President Trump”.

The Kremlin said the call will be arranged in the near future.

Fears 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers face being surrounded & trapped in Russia

By Annabel Bate, Foreign News Reporter

AROUND 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers face encirclement having been left trapped and fighting blind in Russia.

Kyiv has been working hard to keep control of the Kursk region, which is currently occupied, in order to have a strong bargaining chip for upcoming peace negotiations that are scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia as early as next week.

But now it looks like their fragile grip the Russian region – which they seized with such fanfare last year – could be slipping away from them.

Ukranian forces are reportedly considering pulling back from Kursk and mounting a retreat over the border.

They risk being surrounded as Russia makes gains in the south east and pounds their supply lines.

Embattled troops face an assault from a new wave of more advanced Russian drones and kamikaze assaults by North Korean storm brigades.

Ukraine is facing an advantage that Russia has long endured over its enemy – sheer manpower and endless waves for the meat grinder.

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