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The moniker, a reference to “Donbas” and “Donald,” was described by four people familiar with the negotiations, who all spoke about it on the condition of anonymity because of the secrecy surrounding them.

When a Ukrainian negotiator first mentioned the term, partly in jest, it was as part of an attempt to convince the Trump administration to push back more against Russia’s territorial demands, according to three of the people familiar with the talks. President Vladimir V. Putin has vowed to keep fighting until Russian forces reach a key administrative boundary on the edge of the Donbas, the industrial region in eastern Ukraine where the Kremlin first started waging war in 2014.

That a name evocative of Disneyland has been applied to a depopulated, decimated swath of Ukrainian coal-and-steel country could appear jarring as Europe’s deadliest fighting since World War II continues to rage. But it also reflects a global reality in which governments appeal to Mr. Trump’s vanity in order to get American might on their side.

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[–] k_rol@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If that makes the dumb ass provide Ukraine support then I'm all for it

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They can change it back when he dies

Or turn it into a landfill. Despot Donny's Dumpster Depot.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago

look what happened when Qatar bribed Trump

[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

That should be Donass

[–] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Wasn’t this a sketch on Puppet Regime?

[–] panthera_@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

It's not going to work. Don't try to appeal to Trump's vanity. Get away from him. Ukraine is like an abused wife who appeals to her husband's vanity in order not to get abused. Go to Europe, someone who loves you.