RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: 🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 Trump spoke with Putin for over an hour today, pushing hard for a quick end to the Ukraine war so the two countries can unlock what he called “enormous” economic cooperation. And it’s about time Putin starts listening, because this war isn’t doing him any favors. Russia is barely moving on the battlefield. Their 2026 offensive has stalled hard. The Kremlin is grinding forward at a snail’s pace in Donetsk at enormous cost in men and equipment, while Ukraine keeps hammering Russian oil refineries and logistics deep inside the country. Trump’s real leverage is less about dealmaking and more about pragmatism. Putin is stuck in a slow, expensive war of

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 Trump spoke with Putin for over an hour today, pushing hard for a quick end to the Ukraine war so the two countries can unlock what he called “enormous” economic cooperation.

And it’s about time Putin starts listening, because this war isn’t doing him any favors.

Russia is barely moving on the battlefield. Their 2026 offensive has stalled hard.

The Kremlin is grinding forward at a snail’s pace in Donetsk at enormous cost in men and equipment, while Ukraine keeps hammering Russian oil refineries and logistics deep inside the country.

Trump’s real leverage is less about dealmaking and more about pragmatism. Putin is stuck in a slow, expensive war of attrition with no quick victory in sight.

If Trump can credibly threaten to ramp up support for Ukraine while offering Russia an economic off-ramp, he actually has something to work with.

Source: Financial Times / Writer: Claudio, Michael

— @MarioNawfal Jul 5, 2026