Trump is free at last to be what he has always been for Putin — SkimNews
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- The piece frames Trump's 21-month public posture on the Russo-Ukraine War as requiring him to pretend he cared about those dying, wanted a deal good for Ukraine, and was growing frustrated with Putin
- Trump is characterized in the headline as now "free at last to be what he has always been for Putin," implying an end to that pretense
Why it matters: The commentary frames Trump's stance toward Ukraine and Putin as a 21-month act rather than a genuine policy position, suggesting that any future Ukraine negotiations would reflect an openly pro-Putin posture rather than the mediated stance Trump maintained publicly.
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