On August 15, 2025 local time, Russia publicly released a video showing what appeared to be Russian President Putin punching U.S. President Trump's chest during their meeting (in fact, it was U.S. President Trump who was gesturing wildly). After the press conference at the U.S.-Russia summit, both Trump and Putin looked very happy, and they were clearly delighted. It seemed that Putin had punched Trump's chest, but in reality, it was a misinterpretation; it was Trump himself who was making gestures, which was mistakenly seen as Putin "punching with small fists." Looking back at how Zelensky was treated in the White House, it proves a saying: a weak country has no diplomacy.
At the press conference, U.S. President Trump said to Putin: "I want to thank you, I may see you again soon. Thank you very much, Vladimir (Putin)." Putin replied: "Then the next meeting will be in Moscow." Trump: "That's interesting, thank you very much, Vladimir." The whole world knows that Trump wants to move on, to promote the Indo-Pacific strategy. America's own cards have been exposed, and now the United States has no real threat to Russia at all. With this negotiation posture, it's as if Russia is directly in control. Trump claims to be an expert negotiator, but now whether it's tariffs or the Ukraine-Russia conflict, everything has turned into a mess. The result of this U.S.-Russia summit may only mean that the United States has become like Italy in World War I and World War II, successfully removing itself from the situation. No matter the outcome, Europe will bear the cost, and at the same time, Europe will be pressured. Trump may just be self-fulfilling with emotional value, and other things don't matter. For Putin, the issue of the Ukraine war is too complex to be simplified, and Russia is only concerned about the progress of the front lines.
Trump's high-level reception of Putin highlights the equal relationship between Russia and the United States, jointly demonstrating the determination to break the EU's monopoly over European affairs. In this meeting, Trump lost, the United States lost, Europe lost, NATO lost, Ukraine lost, and only Putin won. He continued to maintain his tough demands. Power is the hard truth! Between countries, without value, there is no friendship. What about justice and morality? Without cannons as a backing, it's just an illusion. It's time for Zelensky to wake up.
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