Breitbart's Alex Marlow slams left's reaction to Trump-Putin summit, calls it a thirst for 'nuclear war'

WASHINGTON, DC: Breitbart boss Alex Marlow slammed the left’s response to President Donald Trump’s Alaska sit-down with Vladimir Putin.

According to Marlow, the outrage reveals nothing less than a thirst for "nuclear war.”

Alex Marlow points to controversial post

The Breitbart Editor-in-Chief zeroed in on a social media post by left-wing influencer Brian Krassenstein that sparked alarm.

Krassenstein posted a video of Trump and Putin shaking hands on the tarmac before the summit, writing in the caption, “They should have had snipers in Anchorage, Alaska, ready to take him out as soon as he shrugged.” The post has since been deleted.

That “shrug” was Putin’s actual response after reporters shouted questions about civilian deaths in Ukraine. The Kremlin leader appeared to gesture that he couldn’t hear them.

Marlow wasn’t having it. He called it proof that some on the left are so blinded by their hatred of Russia that they’re willing to toy with the idea of nuclear holocaust.

“They hate Russia so much that they’re not afraid of nuclear war,” he said. “Because you would think if we assassinated their president…it would be probably appropriate for them to respond.” The comments come in at the 23rd minute of Marlow's recent podcast.

The Donbas deal on the table

Donald Trump reportedly signaled support for Vladimir Putin’s proposal that Russia take full control of the Donbas region, while the front lines elsewhere remain frozen. A European diplomat confirmed the scoop to Fox News.

The Donbas, home to about 6.5 million pre-war residents, includes the embattled Luhansk and Donetsk regions.

After the Alaska meeting, Trump reportedly told European allies that Putin was still insisting on Luhansk and Donetsk but seemed open to ending the stalemate in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson with a freeze along the front lines.

The problem is that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has flat-out rejected ceding the Donbas. 

Zelenskyy refuses to pull back from the 30% of Donetsk still under Kyiv’s control. He has argued that surrendering it would be unconstitutional and a green light for Russia to regroup and strike again.

The Ukrainian leader is set to hash things out with Trump at the White House. 

Trump flips the script

After initially warming to the idea of a ceasefire, Trump is now pivoting toward a full peace agreement.

Following discussions with Putin, Zelenskyy, and European allies, Trump went public on August 16.

“It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often times do not hold up," he posted on social media.

European leaders remained cautious, issuing a joint statement that avoided taking sides. They said they “welcomed President Trump’s efforts to stop the killing in Ukraine, end Russia’s war of aggression, and achieve just and lasting peace.”

As for Putin, he called his talks with Trump “very frank.”

“We, of course, respect the position of the American administration, which sees the need for a speedy end to military actions,” Putin said in Moscow. “We would like to move to resolving all issues by peaceful means.”

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