Tornado Alley (PROG)

[janice shell]

Call me hardcore. Trump achieved nothing, as has always been the case when he's dealt with Putin. Putin knows very well that the chances of Trump slapping on serious sanctions are very poor. He knows that because it's blindingly obvious that Trump will do just about anything from Pooty's approval.

Now HERE is a brief but good analysis from The Economist:

Donald Trump’s gift to Vladimir Putin
Russia’s leader is honoured, but offers little in return

https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/08/16/donald-trumps-gift-to-vladimir-putin

And dammit, I still want to know what happened to lunch, and why.