r/SipsTea • u/ExactlySorta • 13h ago

SMH Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to Vladimir Putin today: “You talk so much about Trump being a humanitarian, you are a humanitarian also, sir. And I salute that. I commend you.”

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u/No_Vermicelli4753 13h ago

To think that the US used to be a reliable partner for Europe and a bastion against dictatorships that couldn't be exploited for oil is truthfully painful.

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u/YawgO1999 12h ago

The USA routinely installed dictatorships, at great expense to civilian populations, and has always been energy driven in terms of global policy. Nations do not have friends, only national interests. Can't trust them!