Alexander Stubb, President of Finland, says Russia is losing the war in Ukraine.
Since its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has suffered the deaths of one million soldiers. Its economy is a shambles. If it meant to project its power, it failed.
He speaks plainly and bluntly. It’s a fascinating interview.
Putin made a bad gamble. He is losing.
Ukraine will join the EU and probably NATO.
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Excellent points –gotta love the Fins!
One can’t help but wonder though what the malignant narcissist is doing to try and turn that around to help best bud Vlad, or whether his own imperialist ambitions have anything to do with that, (and if so, how). since it’s been readily apparent that, for him, Russia takes precedence over Zelensky and Ukraine…
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The honeymoon may be over between T & P. P embarrassed him by not signing on to his Ukraine deal that he’d bragged would be settled “on Day 1.”
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I disagree, Lenny.
Trump adores Putin.
He lights up when he sees him.
Puppy dog eyes.
T thinks it’s true love. P is using T.
Their love will last as long as Trump is useful to Putin.
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Oh well. I can dream. It’s clear Putin has absolutely no respect for him & is only using him as long as it’s convenient.
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Keep believing the propaganda.
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I’ll take good news anywhere I can get it!
Ukraines’s joining only NATO & EU? But if they also join the “Board of Peace,” they may be eligible for a FIFA award! Opportunities missed…😀
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I wonder if all those billions for Trump’s “Board of Peace” are deposited in Trump’s Qatar bank account.
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Probably. Thanks for picking up my quotes. That name should be in quotes *every* time it appears anywhere. It doesn’t deserve even the hint of legitimacy implied by presenting the name as if it’s something real.
He’s making up a phony “club” like a kids’ fan club for a cartoon character. Do the signers get an Official Membership Certificate & Secret Decoder Ring?
In his demented mind, he probably sees this as his path to ruling the world.
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Some people online are referring to it as the “scammy Board of Peace,” and even Elon Musk joked about it by asking if it’s about peace or “piece,” as in getting a piece of Greenland and a piece of Venezuela: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/elon-musk-trolls-donald-trump-144929080.html
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From what I’ve read, the scammy “Board of Peace” is absolutely about the malignant narcissist creating a path for himself to rule the world. He probably thinks of it as another way to get a Nobel Peace Prize, too, but people are onto his schtick so that won’t work either.
The full Charter can be read here: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/20/the-charter-of-the-board-of-peace/
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Diane, you wrote “I wonder if all those billions for Trump’s “Board of Peace” are deposited in Trump’s Qatar bank account” and you are probably right. That’s because then he could easily soon become a trillionaire, as he so aspires to be, as well as king of the world –with no oversight.
But soliciting those funds should be seen as a violation of the emoluments clause, so Congress had better stop him, such as by impeaching him, before the entire world is under his dictatorship –for life!!! OMG!!!!!
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Trump has already violated the emoluments clause by accepting the gift of an airplane from the UAE, worth $400 million. Congress did nothing.
Trump is above the law. He will never be held accountable for anything he does.
I blame three men. Mitch McConnell refused to impeach him after the insurrection. Merrick Garland waited two years before appointing Jack Smith as special prosecutor. Kevin McCarthy rushed to Florida after Trump left office to bow to him and bestow legitimacy.
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Diane, Those are precisely my concerns, and this is my fear: That the point of the Board of Peace is to bestow global dictatorial powers forever on the malicious narcissist. That means the entire free world is at-risk. Since our current Congress won’t save us, if our elections are cancelled, then all we will have are our allies in NATO countries, but how can they rescue America –by fighting against us? This is scary as hell!
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BTW, Diane, since the malignant narcissist is incapable of writing something like the Charter for the Board of Peace, I have to wonder who did write it for him. I suspect it was someone like Putin –who he invited to join… Who else could have written that?
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Maybe Stephen Miller wrote it.
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See: “Donald Trump’s ‘board of peace’ looks like a privatised UN with one shareholder: the US president“
https://theconversation.com/donald-trumps-board-of-peace-looks-like-a-privatised-un-with-one-shareholder-the-us-president-273856
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Yes, Stephen Miller was my second guess. But personally, I think it’s a huge mistake for Miller to assume that the malignant narcissist, as the world’s dictator, chief racist leader and strong proponent of Christian white nationalism –who has a Nazi base– would have the backs of all Jews, when his daughter and son-in-law are really the only Jews he cares much about. (The leader of the Nazis who marched with tiki torches chanting “Jews will not replace us” in Charlottesville said the only problem they have with Trump is that he gave his daughter to a Jew…)
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A report suggested that Ukraine had developed weapons that would reach deep into Russia such that even distant munitions factories would be in range of ballistic missiles.
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Thank you, @ECE Professional. I just read through the charter. Obviously, tRump did not write most of that himself, but I do like how he added there will be a “seal” for the group! With honors and benefits!! Wow!
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You’re welcome, Running_Granny! I think the seal with honors and benefits could be expected, since they are from and for someone who is transactional, who does everything for the rewards that he will be personally getting.
From what I gather, based on my reading of the charter, as well as concerns that have been raised by others, due to the concentration of powers that are extended to the “Chairman” of the “Board of Peace,” that title pretty much means he could be dictator for life (and Don Jr might be getting the title next). See Thom Hartmann’s take on it all here: https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4456646516816-this-trump-ploy-isn-t-just-scandalously-unethical-it-s-yet-another-impeachable-offense-opinion
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It’s more like Board of Piece (should be spelled that way). How many pieces of how many countries can we take?
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What on earth happened to Tony Blair — the former UK Labor Party Prime Minister??? He was invited by the malignant narcissist*** and signed up to be an executive member of the Scammy “Board of Peace” that costs $1B for countries to join, which is led by tRump and effectively makes him (self-appointed) king of the world (aka dictator) for life –and which Don Jr can inherit. (***Putin was also invited to join…)
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/donald-trump-installs-himself-boss-36594872
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From the Mirror article, “Donald Trump installs himself as boss of UN rival gathering dictators and Tony Blair”: “Trump said at the body’s launch event, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos… “Once this board is completely formed, we can do pretty much whatever we want to do.” As irrevocable Chairman of the Board who has the final say in EVERYTHING the board does (forever), remember that “we” really means “I”
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/donald-trump-installs-himself-boss-36594872
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