Kremlin Can't Believe What Trump Just Said! Putin Orders Desperate Draft of 135,000 - The Russian Dude

[TexasTowelie]

The Kremlin is officially panicking. After Donald Trump casually hinted he “might send Tomahawk missiles” to Ukraine if Russia doesn’t end the war soon, Moscow’s entire façade of control began to crumble. The phrase “extremely concerned” from Peskov—usually Kremlin-speak for full-blown panic—was all anyone needed to hear. Trump’s words weren’t just a political jab; they were a direct psychological strike at Putin’s illusion of invincibility. Tomahawks can reach 2,500 kilometers—meaning no city in Russia, not even Moscow or St. Petersburg, is safe. The threat was vague, but that was the point. Trump kept the world guessing, and the Kremlin sweating.

And right on cue, Putin signed a decree to draft 135,000 new conscripts between 18 and 30 years old. The timing couldn’t be more suspicious. While pretending to “not worry,” Russia quietly prepares for the worst. This fall draft is no routine recruitment—it’s a desperate attempt to refill the ranks after catastrophic losses. Officials insist these recruits “won’t go to Ukraine,” but history says otherwise. Every “routine” call-up since 2022 has ended with body bags.

Meanwhile, Russian state media scrambled to reframe the narrative. The same anchors who once called Trump a Kremlin ally now claim he’s bluffing. But the panic is visible. Silence from Putin, nervous chatter from his aides, and frantic reassurance about “the best air defense in the world.” When a regime spends that much time insisting it’s calm, it isn’t.

So was Trump bluffing, or setting the stage for something far bigger? Whether he follows through or not, his single sentence shattered Moscow’s illusion of control. For the first time in years, it’s Putin who’s reacting to someone else’s move. One statement. One Tomahawk threat. And 135,000 new draftees to keep a dying war alive. The question now—was this a bluff, or the beginning of the end?

[Bayard]

1. This divorce is nasty and painful.....