President Trump must realize that if he truly wants that Nobel Peace Prize, he needs to quit kissing Putin’s ass and start kicking back—by punishing that war criminal without flinching. The Nobel Prize doesn’t go to appeasers. It goes to leaders who kick ass—not kiss it.
On Wednesday, White House officials made one thing clear: there would be no Trump-Putin summit unless Putin also sat down with Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy. But by Thursday, Trump threw that condition out the window. When I heard him say, “No, he doesn’t,” after being asked if Putin had to meet Zelenskyy first, I knew something had shifted—and not in America’s favor.
Trump claimed, “They would like to meet with me, and I’ll
do whatever I can to stop the killing.” That sounds noble on paper, but let’s
call it what it is: a diplomatic detour that might land Putin exactly where he
wants to be—center stage, no strings attached. Even the White House press
secretary, Karoline Leavitt, had said earlier that including Zelenskyy was
still Trump’s preference. But behind the scenes, officials admitted they were
leaning toward a one-on-one meeting with Putin if they could squeeze some concessions
out of him. The problem? So far, there's no evidence of that squeeze—only a
hug.
This isn’t just a meeting. It’s a gamble. And if we don’t
walk away with something concrete, it’s Putin who wins before anyone even
shakes hands. I’m not the only one who sees it. Experts, former ambassadors,
even members of Trump’s own previous team are sounding the alarm.
Putin has been chasing this summit for months. He made it
clear long before Trump’s inauguration in January 2025. Now, thanks to Trump’s
sudden U-turn, he might just get it—on a silver platter. Putin even said on
Thursday that he’s willing to meet Zelenskyy, but only if “certain conditions”
are met. Classic stall tactic. One of his advisers already jumped ahead,
claiming the meeting with Trump would happen “in the coming days” in the UAE.
The White House hasn’t confirmed a time or place, but if we’re being honest, it
sounds like the Kremlin’s calling the shots.
If this summit happens without real deliverables, let’s
not sugarcoat it—it’s a gift-wrapped victory for Putin. Ambassador Bill Taylor,
who served under Bush and Obama and worked in Ukraine during Trump’s first
term, didn’t mince words. He said, “It’s only an achievement for Putin… He
wants to get out of this isolation. He wants to stop being the pariah.” And
what better way to do that than standing beside the President of the United
States?
Maria Snegovaya, another seasoned expert, said this would
mark “the end of diplomatic isolation for Putin.” And she’s right—he wouldn’t
need to give up a thing. No serious concessions. No real effort. Just a
handshake and a photo-op with the most powerful man in the world.
Meanwhile, U.S. officials are still skeptical. They
believe Putin will use the summit to buy time and dodge more pressure. On
Wednesday, Trump’s ‘errand boy’ Steve
Witkoff met with Putin. At that time, the administration said sanctions were
still on schedule to hit Moscow by Friday, August 8, 2025. But then Thursday
rolled around, and suddenly everything was “fluid.” When a reporter asked Trump
if the ceasefire deadline was still in place, he shrugged it off with, “It’s
going to be up to him.” Up to Putin? That’s not leadership—it’s limping
behind the enemy while pretending to lead.
Let’s not forget, this administration has a history of
dragging its feet on punishing Russia. They’ve delayed sanctions before, always
hoping that if they just give Putin a little more room, he might play nice.
Spoiler alert: he never does.
Trump has tried multiple times to arrange a
Putin-Zelenskyy sit-down, but Putin’s dodged every invite. Instead, he’s been
dangling “memorandums for peace” as bait—documents filled with the same extreme
demands the West has rejected for years. No compromise, no goodwill, just
another way to stall.
Still, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday
that the U.S. would keep trying to make a productive Putin-Zelenskyy meeting
happen. “There’s still many impediments to overcome,” he said, “and we hope to
do that over the next few days and hours—weeks maybe.”
But here’s the bottom line: Trump’s sudden willingness to
meet with Putin without demanding a Zelenskyy meeting first is not just a
shift—it’s a spineless surrender. It hands Putin a stage without forcing him to
pay for the ticket. And if Trump keeps chasing photo ops instead of principles,
he won’t be winning a Nobel Peace Prize—he’ll be kissing it goodbye.
He better wake up. If he really wants to stop the
killing, he needs to stop playing footsie with a war criminal and start putting
his foot down. Because if Trump keeps bending over backward to please Putin,
the only thing he’ll win is a reputation for weakness wrapped in bad optics. The
Nobel doesn’t go to appeasers. It goes to leaders who kick ass—not kiss it.
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