Back, in February 2022, Vladimir Putin decided to invade Ukraine. I still remember pictures of Russian tanks lining up on a Ukrainian highway on their way to Kyiv. Kind of a stupid move because they were easy prey for drones.

It is now four years later and Russia is facing drone attacks from Ukraine, even into Moscow. It is estimated that that 30,000 to 50,000 Russian troops are being killed or seriously injured each month. Not each year, but each month. This is far greater than what the US suffered back in Vietnam. Dissension is strife in Russia right now. There are shortages. The economy is hurting. Families are losing their sons and fathers at a horrendous rate. This is made worse by those military veterans coming back from the Ukrainian front. Many of them are suffering PTSD and many of them are going into crime. It is going so bad that Putin spends a lot of time in underground bunkers.

His number of public appearances has diminished.

Donald Trump attacked Iran in March of this year. We are almost into June. He thought that the war would be over in a couple days, especially after wiping out 48 members of Iranian leadership on the initial day of attack. He said at most this excursion would last maybe four or five weeks. It is now week 12. The Strait of Hormuz it’s still closed. Gas prices at the pump have skyrocketed. Soon shortages of oil related products are going to start hitting home. Furthermore, inflation is up to almost 4%.

This weekend, Trump is again saying that negotiations are progressing and an agreement is close. I’ve lost count of the number of times he has said this.

Let me get this out right now. Iran is a very bad actor. But, right now, they’re holding all the cards, it seems. It is possible that the current negotiations could end up with an agreement to end of war. But there is no way that this agreement will even come close to the agreement that Obama made a number of years ago with Iran. Trump will have to live with that. It will most likely cost Republicans the house and the Senate in November.

Donald and Vlad, this hasn’t been as easy as you thought it would be, has it?

That’s all I have for today.