I AM CONFIDENT that if Trump keeps telling Putin he's "disappointed" in him, Putin's gonna fold like a cheap suit. USA!

[Miles Archer]

And the KEY is that Trump isn't just "disappointed" today. He's VERY disappointed.

'Very disappointed': Trump continues to criticize Putin's war tactics during negotiations
Zac Anderson
Joey Garrison
USA TODAY

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/28/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-ukraine-war-crazy-attacks/83900061007/

After calling Russian President Vladimir Putin "crazy" in recent days and warning that he's "playing with fire," President Donald Trump continued to express disappointment in the Russian leader's escalation of attacks on Ukraine while peace negotiations are ongoing.

"I'm very disappointed at what happened a couple of nights now where people were killed in the middle of what you would call a negotiation. I'm very disappointed by that," Trump said May 28 during an Oval Office event.

Russian forces launched a barrage of 367 drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities over the weekend, including the capital Kyiv, in the largest aerial attack of the war so far, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.

[maveric]

1. I truly doubt it.

[Miles Archer]

2. He's doing the only thing he knows

If he expresses any form of displeasure with Republicans, they trip all over themselves to win back his approval.

And Trump doesn't realize that Putin isn't a Republican.

[gab13by13]

3. Krasnov is deathly afraid of Putin.

Anything he says about Putin has to be okayed by Putin.

[Irish_Dem]

4. Putin is a highly trained, experienced, sophisticated old school KGB agent.

He is also the richest man in the world.

The world folds for him.
Not vice versa.

[Ponietz]

5. Is there consensus that Putin used kompromat to manipulate Lump?

If so, Lump no longer feels as threatened by it, and may seek revenge since Putin is embarrassing him now. Pee tapes and Epstein are old news. He’s installed lackeys at every key agency to protect him.

Lump got his minerals deal with Ukraine so his allegiance may be shifting.