💬 “These are going to be tough negotiations because Trump’s going to have to reframe the reason that we’re making these concessions,” retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson told Sputnik, following the Putin-Trump phone conversation.

💬 “The American perception that Russia’s on the ropes is wrong. And I think Trump discovered that,” the analyst emphasized.

💬 “It was a great day for Moscow. I think Tulsi Gabbard's role as director of national intelligence is going to be extremely harmful to our national security,” former national security adviser John Bolton claimed.

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🔹 “Trump appears to have a better understanding of the causes and conditions of the Ukraine-Russia and US/NATO versus Russia conflict,” retired US Air Force Lt. Col and ex-DoD analyst-turned whistleblower Karen Kwiatkowski told Sputnik, commenting on Wednesday’s lengthy telephone conversation between the Russian and US leaders and its heavy focus on Ukraine.

🔹 “His tendency to be practical (something we are not seeing in his Israel-Gaza policy) is apparent here. The signal is one of deal making and practicality,” Kwiatkowski said.

🔹 “I suspect this cannot be kept under the lid much longer, so this may explain the urgency of a settlement,” Kwiatkowski said.

🔹 “Whether Trump gets a settlement he likes from Russia” or not “is not clear, but I think Trump realizes Russia has already won, and Europe/NATO, in agitating for a long costly wasteful war, needs to start dealing with what it has wrought,” the analyst concluded.

”It’s unfortunate the previous administration left us with a huge price tag and we want to sit down and explain how we believe that the cost of a national issue should not be on the backs of our cities,” the New York City mayor said.