Well, things are getting a little dicey for Vladimir Putin in Russia. His invasion of Ukraine has proven to be (after what was supposed to be a 4-day war) a colossal failure. The light at the end of the tunnel no longer even figures for Russia, certainly not after 365 days of war.
Putin has already fired several generals for their failures, while others fell out of windows. A few hiked across the border into Finland, accompanied by their families and deserting troops. While Ukraine’s military, under Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s charismatic leadership, is pushing the Russian army out of Ukraine, into Russia, and onward, toward the Kremlin gates. Ouch!
And Russian generals were circling Putin's office.
So Putin (no Donald Trump fantasist he) saw the writing on the wall: You are doomed. The wall added, Putin's name. Wall writing remains very specific, or spetsificheskiy in Russian.
Putin dialed Donald Trump in Mar-A-Lago.
Told that Putin was on the line, Trump asked, “Putting on the Ritz?”
“No. Vladimir Putin.”
He finished his last bite of hamburger, then popped open and drank down a 12-ounce can of coke, picked up the telephone, and burped into Putin’s ear for 8 seconds straight. “Vlad, what can I do you for?”
Miffed, Putin replied, “I told you to stop drinking a full can of cola all at once.”
“Yeah, yeah, did you okay my Trump Towers in Moscow yet?”
Hackers were convinced that the long pause meant the connection had been broken, but Putin finally spoke. “Yes! Absolutely. It is a can-do project-enska. And I’d like to discuss it with you tomorrow. I’m testing a new parachute, and my plane will make a fly over Mar-a-Lago at daybreak. So I’d like a room with a view of the ocean.”
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