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By John Helmer, Moscow
@bears_with [2]
President Donald Trump had just turned nineteen in June 1965 when he heard on the radio the Rolling Stones sing the song which made them world famous. “I can’t get no satisfaction,” the song began, and repeated the line, and then repeated more words [3]. “I can’t get no satisfaction/’Cause I try, and I try, and I try and I try/I can’t get no, I can’t get no.”
Trump’s syntax is the same, the tune he is singing is still no hit.
In the new Reason2Resist podcast with Dimitri Lascaris, broadcast on Monday, we discuss the hidden meaning of the war escalation talk between the US and Russia. Click to view or listen [4].
[5]Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y70lmzmFlmE [4]
Here they are now, the words in the sequence in which they were used – Dmitry Medvedev, Trump, Vladimir Putin:
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[9]Source: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114945847973193713 [10]
[11]Source: https://t.me/s/medvedev_telegram [12]
[13]Source: http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/77637 [14]
President Vladimir Putin and President Alexander Lukashenko meet the press on August 1 [14] at 1500 local time (0800 Washington time):
“Question: Mr Putin, we have a question regarding the third round of talks which took place in Istanbul. You have not shared your comments so far. Could you give us an insight into whether Kiev responded to the proposals put forward in Istanbul to set-up three online working groups? Overall, what is your assessment of the way these talks have been advancing and their future? There is another point I wanted to raise too. Not long ago, just the other day, Zelensky said – this could have even been today – that holding talks with Russia does not make any sense and that they had to wait for the regime to change.
Vladimir Putin: As a matter of principle, waiting is an option if the Ukrainian leadership believes that this is not the right time and that they must wait. Be my guests – we are ready to wait. This is my first point…As for the question of whether someone is disappointed, all the disappointment stems from heightened expectations. This is a general rule we all know. That said, to settle an issue by peaceful means, you need to hold detailed talks instead of creating publicity. The way forward is to ensure that the negotiating process is private and confidential. This is why Russia suggested creating three groups as you have mentioned. Overall, Ukraine’s response was quite positive. We agreed that we can hold these talks without cameras and without making all this political noise by working in a calm environment while searching for compromises. These groups have yet to get down to business. They have not started their work so far, but overall we believe that the initial reaction from Ukraine was rather positive. For this reason, we expect this process to get off the ground…
Question: If I may, one more question. You mentioned that there is always an extensive agenda between our countries and that you will be discussing it. Will you be discussing security matters? In particular, perhaps there is already some clarity regarding Oreshnik? Both sides confirmed that Oreshnik would be deployed in Belarus, but maybe there are already some specifics?
Alexander Lukashenko: The specifics are that the military, though they are concrete people who are always in a hurry, wanted to deploy Oreshnik – meaning the Belarusian stance – somewhere next year. President Putin rightly said: this year, we must primarily complete these processes – construction, establishment, and so on. For now, we are not stepping back from this.
Vladimir Putin: No, we are not stepping back. First, what I would like to say in this regard. We have produced the first serial Oreshnik system, the first serial missile – and it has already been delivered to the troops. Now the series is underway. That is the first point.
Second. Our specialists – both Belarusian military specialists and Russian experts – have selected a site for future positions, and work is currently underway to prepare these positions. So, most likely, we will finalise this matter by the end of the year.
Alexander Lukashenko: We are not rushing – we are working calmly; there is no need to race ahead. As soon as everything is ready, not just the positions. As you said, building them is straightforward. What is needed are combat equipment, warheads, and missiles – these are not cheap.
Vladimir Putin: And protecting this position.
Alexander Lukashenko: And protecting it – of course, it must be protected.
Vladimir Putin: Everything is proceeding according to plan.
Alexander Lukashenko: Do not worry about security [14].”
[15]Unusually, as of August 1, 14:28, Rollcall.com [16] had not republished this Trump tweet on deploying submarines.
[17]Press Gaggle: Donald Trump Speaks to Reporters Before Marine One Departure - August 1, 2025 [18].
“Question : Hi, Mr. President. Are you gonna go and you — talk with Putin before your [Inaudible] come and I understand they were in the —
Donald Trump: Well, we’ll see what happens. We’re gonna have some meetings and we’ll see what happens. [Inaudible] you.
Question: Where are being deployed, the nuclear submarines.
Donald Trump: Oh, yeah. Well we had to do that…We just have to be careful. And a threat was made and we didn’t think it was appropriate, so I have to be very careful. So I do that, uh, on the basis of safety for our people…A threat was made by a former president of Russia and we’re gonna protect our people [18].”
[19]August 1, Trump interview with Rob Finnerty -- source: https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/donald-trump-russia-nuclear-subs/2025/08/01/id/1221016/ [20]
Rollcall.com also has published the video and transcript. Source -- https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-interview-newsmax-finnerty-august-1-2025/ [21]
“Rob Finnerty: Um, can you tell us how concerned you are about a possible escalation right now?
Donald Trump: Well, a former president of Russia who’s now in charge of one of the most important councils, Medvedev said some things that were very bad talking about nuclear. And when you mention the word nuclear, I say, you know, my eyes light up and I say, we better be careful because it’s the ultimate threat. He shouldn’t have said it. He’s got a fresh mouth, he said things in the past too. And so we always wanna be ready. And so I have sent to the region, two nuclear submarines. I just wanna make sure that, um, his words are only words and nothing more than that.
Rob Finnerty: And they’re closer to Russia, I assume?
Donald Trump: They’re closer to Russia. Yeah, they’re closer to Russia…
Rob Finnerty: Has your opinion of Putin changed just in dealing with him? You know —
Donald Trump: I’m surprised…I don’t want to say that. Look, he was, he’s obviously a tough cookie, but — So it hasn’t changed in that way. But I’m surprised we had numerous good conversations where we could have ended this thing…And all of a sudden bombs start flying,
[22]Source: https://tass.com/politics/1997781 [23]
Several hours after the podcast had aired on Monday morning, Moscow time, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov answered reporters’ questions about Trump’s threats. “ ‘In any country, members of its leadership have different working points of view on current events and have different attitudes. There are people who are very, very harshly minded both in the United States of America and in European countries,’ the Kremlin spokesman said about Medvedev’s harsh rhetoric. ‘This is always the case. But the main thing, of course, is the position of President Putin,’ Peskov emphasized [24]. ‘In our country, foreign policy is formulated by the head of state: President Putin.’”
“Overall, of course, we do not wish to be drawn into such discussion or comment on it. We approach any statements related to nuclear issues with great caution. As you know, Russia holds a responsible position. President Putin’s stance is well known,’ Peskov said. He also noted that that all parties must be extremely cautious in their use of nuclear rhetoric. ‘Russia takes the issue of nuclear non-proliferation very seriously. And, of course, we believe that everyone should be extremely careful when it comes to nuclear rhetoric,’ the Kremlin spokesman told [25] reporters.”
“In this case, it is obvious that US submarines are already on combat duty. This is an ongoing process [23].”
By the way, sixty years ago in June 1965, this is how the Rolling Stones ended their song:
“When I’m riding ’round the world
And I’m doing this and I’m signing that
And I’m trying to make some girl
Who tells me, ‘Baby, better come back, maybe next week’
‘Cause you see, I’m on a losing streak
I can’t get no, oh no, no, no
Hey, hey, hey, that’s what I’ll say”