How should west respond to potential (likely) Russian invasion of Ukraine?

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In other completely related news, Putin played Trump like a fiddle on their first sit-down meeting.

The Art of the Deal?

The meeting — which took place three years after Russian forces invaded the Crimean peninsula — was “an opening” for Putin to begin exploiting Trump’s “escalating political grudge” against Ukraine in a bid to weaken US support for the country, officials who were privy to the exchange have shared with the newspaper.

Trump had only been in office for seven months when the pair met. Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson attended the meeting, which was “a masterclass” by Putin to mold the relatively new president’s approach to Ukraine, according to The Times.

If Trump wins next month, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he offers to give Alaska back to Russia after a few meetings with his buddy Vlad. "Don, Alaska has always been part of Russia. We made bad deal, and if you want, you can have Trump Tower Moscow in exchange!"