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Putin is about to test how far Trump’s submissiveness goes

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Examiner, W. (2026, October 24). Putin is about to test how far Trump’s submissiveness goes. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/4773331/putin-test-trump-submissiveness/

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The article discusses President Donald Trump's stance on Ukraine and Russia, noting that while Ukraine has agreed to ceasefires proposed by Trump, Russia continues to break them or reject them entirely. Despite this, Trump attributes blame to Ukraine for actions that actually harm Russia economically, such as attacks on its energy network. The piece highlights the contrast between Trump’s pro-Russian statements and the U.S. Justice Department's charges against Russian spies, suggesting an impending test of how far Trump will go in aligning with Russia rather than supporting Ukraine.
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President Donald Trump continues to blame Ukraine for actions that increase American gas prices, despite evidence suggesting these actions are defensive measures aimed at draining Russia's war machine of funds. This stance comes as Ukraine has agreed to ceasefires proposed by Trump but rejected or broken systematically by Russia. The Justice Department under Trump’s administration has also charged Russian spies with assassination plots against the United States, highlighting a contradiction in his pro-Russian positions. Putin is expected to test how far Trump will go in supporting Russia over Ukraine, given this pattern of behavior and rhetoric.

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Russia GPE · 4× Trump PERSON · 3× Ukraine GPE · 2× American NORP · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Justice Department ORG · 1× Russian NORP · 1× Ukrainian NORP · 1× pro-Russian NORP · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

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Trump pretends that Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s energy network are intended to increase American gas prices rather than, as they are, to drain Russia’s war machine of funds.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-24
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2026-10-24 · Washington Examiner
Putin is about to test how far Trump’s submissiveness goes · assertive framing

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President Donald Trump blames Ukraine for continuing its defensive war against Russia. asserted
Trump → blame → Russia
He does so even as Ukraine has agreed to ceasefires proposed by Trump but rejected or broken systematically by Russia. asserted
Ukraine → do → Russia
Trump pretends that Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s energy network are intended to increase American gas prices rather than, as they are, to drain Russia’s war machine of funds. asserted
they → pretend → funds
He has adopted these pro-Russian positions even as his own Justice Department charges Russian spies with assassination plots against the United States. asserted
Department → adopt → States
We are about to find out just how far Trump is willing to go in blaming the victim rather than the aggressor. asserted
Trump → find → victim
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