Well, howdy there, internet people, it's Bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about Putin handling Trump again.

Less than two weeks ago, Trump's talking points made it seem like he was tired of being

misled by Putin. He adopted some really tough rhetoric. Traditional U.S. allies were hopeful. They thought that maybe,

just maybe, Trump had finally seen through Putin's game. Europe was incredibly relieved

when Trump called for an immediate halt to the fighting and indicated there would be consequences.

Trump was playing the tough guy. Maybe he'd get

somewhere. After Putin backed out of talks, Trump said he'd call him. Europe had a package of

sanctions waiting in the wings. Trump seemed to be okay with sanctions. Well, the call happened.

It was a two-hour call that Trump hyped up.

Putin didn't even clear his schedule. After the call, Trump posted to social media, quote,

Just completed my two-hour call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. I believe it went very well. Russia and Ukraine will

immediately start negotiations toward a ceasefire, and more importantly an end to the war.

The conditions for that will be negotiated between the two parties, as it can only be, because

they know details of a negotiation that nobody else would be aware of.

He goes on for a bit listing the people he informed about the call and then said, quote,

the Vatican, as represented by the Pope, has stated that it would be very interested in hosting the negotiations.

So, they will start negotiating to get a ceasefire so they can negotiate some more. It's not immediate. There's not

even a timeline for the negotiations to get ready to negotiate. And that line about the

conditions for that will be negotiated between the two parties combined

with the bit about the Pope hosting negotiations was heard around the world it certainly

sounds like Trump is beginning to understand that foreign policy isn't a real estate deal

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