Close Reading

I’ve been predicting this since two years ago, this is my assessment for the near future: Putin’s euphoria about the USA abandoning Ukraine will be short lived. The EU is determined to finish the job in Ukraine. And it has three powerful triumph cards ?: 1. the $300billion Putin’s frozen money 2. The EU has an enormous capacity to build weapons in short time. Germany built 6 liquefied natural gas docking stations in 6 months, a world’s record. Ukraine has demonstrated that Russia is a paper tiger. Its drones have devastated not only the Russian tanks, but the oil refineries. Imagine if the E5 army (Germany, the UK, France, Poland and Italy) start producing weapons? Which they will. But the current weapons are ( the typhoon, grippen, mirage, Rafale ) more sophisticated than the old mig29 or the useless Su57. Russia doesn’t dare to try to dominate the Ukrainian airspace. And Ukraine, without a navy, destroyed 40% of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Even the flagship Moskva!! 3. But the most powerful weapon that the European Union has is the Almighty stable euro. The United States has been printing trillions of dollars and exporting them for years, they’re hiding under the mattresses of Third World countries for a rainy day. If the EU says we no longer will accept dollars, the United States will disappear overnight. The BRICS countries will pile up on the USA, which will be alone in the world. Hyperinflation and poverty will be the result. This ability to weaken the USA economy and currency, By simply saying we want to move away from that currency, will make Wall Street run away from it. The printed trillions that slowly flew out the country will fly back in days, creating a hyperinflation that Zimbabwe and Venezuela wish they had…. Warren Buffet is getting out of the United States stock market to the tune of $350 billion and put that money in the Japanese stock market, this should tell you what is going to happen soon. Either the big guys in Wall Street take control of the guy in the White House, or they will have no country or no money. The EU will preserve democracy and the civilized world. The non proliferation treaty will be history and Russia will never dare to threaten the west anymore. Thank you, Putin. You won, you destroyed the USA, but created a more powerful Europe. Celebrate on May 9. Europe will celebrate when the last Russian is dead in Ukraine

Yeah except donald is a Russian asset. Nothing else makes sense. He is an employee of Putin.

I have read many comments expressing support for Canada and assurances that the writers didn't vote for this administration. Until now, something like this could only be seen in totalitarian countries, it was the Russians, Belarusians who explained that they did not support Putin or Lukashenka, that they didn't want to be associated with the actions of their authorities. Now i see the times when Americans are ashamed of their administration in front of their allies.

This is all to weaken N America, and to create a crisis to have an excuse to go into Canada. This is also to align with Putin's agenda.

Putin would spank Trudeau like a child

What it's about is keeping Papa Putin happy and helping him with his plans.

Putin loves his ppl

Well this is what happens when you elect the first Russian President of the United States ??, Putin ?.

As a Canadian, I know the tariffs will hurt. However, I will not buy anything American. I will tighten my belt, and we will have eggs to supplement our diet. The USA is now a pro-Putin dictatorship.

Trump wants Canada, just as Putin wants Ukraine.

Trudeau is right about Putin.

The orange turd's master Putin ordered him to do this. He's a Russian asset and people that doesn't have an IQ of a artificial house plant (AKA MAGAts) can see that.

Trump never aligned with Putin. This is grossly spoken. Trudeau is mad about tariffs. We get charged tariffs by so many countries but suddenly we are the bad guys? Get real.

This baffling behaviour by Trump and his administration is sinister. He is dismantling the NATO alliance which is the main defensive safeguard against a malevolent Putin regime. He focuses on Ukraine, a victim of naked aggression, as the party which needs to make concessions. No criticism is levelled at the Putin regime. Russia could not imagine behaviour more favourable to them .\nBut furthermore, Trump appears to be diminishing the USA in terms, not only of economic power, but also reputation, international respect, military status and World influence. \nOne wonders whether Trump is deliberately doing this as part of his allegiance to Putin? Is he in fact a Russian asset? He could not be more successful if her were so?

A true leader serves his people and a dictator must be served! Americans we have a president who aligns himself with Putin!

Well spoken. Putin is getting everything he could have ever dreamed of, and then some.

This Prime Minister of Canada is a decent human being and Canadians are very lovely people.\nSorry Trump loves Putin and Russia more than Canadians.\nTrump a moral bankrupt human being. He hates democracy.

Trump and Putins relationship has to, it must be looked into much closer. Deeply! Our National Security is at Risk. I said it first

Your just as bad as putin. What automobiles does Canada produce ? Oh none so maybe we dont sell you any cars from now on. We'll see who wins this.

If Vladimir Putin is a murderous dictator, what about Benjamin Netanyahu? You are very weak compared to Donald Trump, and Canadians are sick of you.

We all that only has loyalty to himself and Putin! So let’s all thank trump for the increase of our groceries, gas, clothing and so much more! Plus cutting programs that are paid through the American people’s taxes to GIVE A $5 TRILLION DOLLAR TAX CUT FOR THE WEALTHY AND CORPORATIONS! WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE MONEY!

Putin wants all of Europe, Trump wants all of North and South America. It's a tag team dictatorship.

Trump and his voters wanted a Dictator, well they got one except their dictator has to report to Putin. ?

Putin's orange poodle destroys everything he touches

Trump is doing his master’s bidding. He’s just a puppet, Putin the puppeteer !

I refused to believe this, but I start believing this now, because nothing else makes sense: Trump is Bought by Putin. He is a traitor who should be taken to a court of war. As he is taking the West to war. There is only one sentence. Same for his puppets and his Master Oligarch. Greetings from France.

Fight with Canada, Mexico and Zelinsky, stock market loss, piting Putin, renaming the Gulf all in little over a month........This guy is good !!!

It all makes sense if it's recognized that trumpy is Putin's lapdog

From Denmark ?? \nThe government in USA keeps being aggressive towards all its allies, tradepartners, neighbours, Nato, ukarine, and so on.\nUSA president creates a lot of problems for everyone, and even tries to twist facts every one beside Russia & Northkorea.\nTrumps might take US down in the dark the next 3y+\nWhile the rest of the world will work even closer together.\nSeems US want to isolate them self with other dictator stats like putin...US have there own big problems to solve, mainly with their own president & so-called puppet vice president..vance.

What Trump is planning is to lay down the ground work for grounds to leave NATO. After that putin will go to war with Europe which in turn anables Trump to go for Greenland and afterwards Canada\n\nIf not americans wakes up that could become a reality

Let's be blunt. A madman was propelled into the most powerfull position in the world because swing states tilted the outcome of this rigged election. A madman, an extremely deranged individual that will turn the US into a mirror image of putin's russia. Explain to me why people chose to vote against themselves? Some people chose to allow a madman to drag them into their own destruction, I did not!

Trump and MAGA want canada and they believe they can do this by causing a recession. Meanwhile trump is negotiating with Putin to supply the raw materials canada was suppliyng.

This is how a true leader speaks,he is not threatening,he is not lying to his people and he is kissing up to dictator Putin

Putin loves this fight! My fellow Americans That is the point! Trump and Putin are United against their common enemy: The United States of America and the EU… Why does CNN avoid telling the Truth?

Trump just loves to play dirty…he’s a thug and a felon..a vile subhuman who has a black heart ? and the need for greed that surpasses any other person ever..he doesn’t care for the people only his billionaire friends, money and power….this is all for Putins benefit. There is a Canadian election in 2025 but not any day now…get your facts straight!

Oh Canada... Us like minded need to align tighter now that Trump is misleading USA with lies and putin's advises. Let's hope Americans wake up and understands that the orange man is dangerous to them. Please don't let his Crypto scam happen. Thank you Trudeau for being a voice of a reason.

As an American, I'm digusted by what Trump is doing. He's under the control of Putin.

Trump is Putin's greatest asset!

I think they are missing it, trump is getting revenge for Putin. Putin had Tariffs that hurt him and he wants Trump to make the US allies feel his pain.

Trump is waging trade war on Canada now- but Putin is a friend now?? WTF

Putin is controlling Trump.

Trump is a moscow agent , wants to destroy north america and start ww3 helping Putin win in Ukraina , such a shame

Prime Minister Trudeau was diplomatic in saying trump is smart. He is a bully and doing what he has always does well, bullying others and siding with another bully, putin!! Who does that? A loser, that's who.

Trump said he create chaos and the media doing Nothing to stop him.!!! Trump being blackmailed by Putin. Do what I want or dirt will be released.!!! Trump protected himself.!!!

Making a deal and giving everything to Putin is easy, anyone can do it. Seriously ? JD Vance forgot (30 or 40 years ago many countries fought to help America).

He is towing the Israeli line against Putin, needlessly dragging him into this.

Harsh how can you say harsh when we will suffer as much as canada your news channels will seize to exust to remeber dictators dont like news he is Destroying this country ti where it will not be able to stand against forighn enemies hes opening the way for putin its obvious people are worried because we see it crumbling !!!

This is a sad day for Canadians our ally and friend has stabbed us in the back to take our country. Canadians are heart broken that this has happened. We do not understand why. I have always felt welcome travelling to the US and celebrate our shared values. It is in comprehensible that the US warms to Putin and turns its back on allies.

American here that you Prime Minister Trudeau for being a true leader of our amazing neighbors to the north. Putin owns trdumps and he is a traitor to Americans and her allies I stand with Ukraine ?? Mexico ?? Canada ?? United Kingdom and all of our allies. I DO NO STAND WITH RUSSIA

We all know they are criminals Trump alliance is to Putin only NOW WHAT DO WE DO??