Putin continues to make futile threats against Trump following their Nov 6 phone call about Ukraine

A picture undeniably favorable to Ukraine is emerging in the post-election timeline

November 6th, 2024: Just one day after Donald Trump won the U.S. Presidential election, he spoke by phone with Putin about Ukraine. Whatever Trump told Putin was clearly not what he expected to hear. Russian Foreign Ministry then denied the phone call ever took place. Tellingly, Putin did not publicly congratulate Trump on his victory.

November 7th: Russian propaganda immediately attacked Trump by running nude photos of his wife Melania on national television.

November 11th: Putin’s spy chief Nikolai Patrushev made a veiled threat Trump that must now deliver the agreed-upon quid pro quo, insinuating yet again existence of kompromat against Trump.

November 12th: President-Elect Trump picked outspoken Ukraine supporter and Russia-hawk Mike Waltz to be his National Security Advisor, the role currently occupied by Jake Sullivan under President Biden. Rep. Waltz is a U.S. Army Colonel who served in the Special Forces.

November 27th: President-Elect Trump picked retired Lt. General Keith Kellogg as Special Envoy to Ukraine, who advocates for much more military support for Ukraine, says that Russia must not have any sanctuary on its own territory, and categorically stated that Russia will not use nuclear weapons. “If you've got to fight a war, you fight a war!"

November 28th: Putin himself issued a threat against Trump in his public speech, using barely-coded mob-talk, saying Trump “is not safe,” brought up the historical record of assassinations of US Presidents, and suggested Trump “is a clever and cautious man,” so he will be able to avoid such a fate.

Given this timeline, it is abundantly clear that Putin believed he could control or manipulate Trump, especially on matters concerning Ukraine, but the increasing comically desperate public threats indicate that whatever kompromat Putin thought he had on Trump is worthless.