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Sun Oct 19, 2025, 07:17 AM Sunday

Absolute Betrayal: India Attempts to Weaken Russia. Potential Arrest Of Putin. Budapest Trap - The Russian Dude



Trump’s “peace summit” in Budapest just took a shocking twist — one that could change global power dynamics. India is quietly cutting its Russian oil imports by half after Trump’s high-stakes talks with Modi, signaling a strategic pivot away from Moscow. At the same time, Vladimir Putin might be walking straight into a NATO country still legally obligated to arrest him under the International Criminal Court warrant. Hungary, led by Viktor Orbán, plans to host both Trump and Putin under the banner of “peace,” despite technically being required to detain the Russian leader until April 2026. This setup — the so-called “Budapest Trap” — could turn into the most controversial diplomatic showdown in decades.

Behind the smiles and handshakes, though, the betrayal is brewing. India’s energy retreat is being called a “move for stability,” but it’s really a calculated attempt to weaken Russia’s war machine and realign global oil power. Trump, meanwhile, is rebranding himself as the “ultimate peacemaker,” claiming he can end the war “within two weeks” — while dangling the threat of Tomahawk missiles over Moscow. Zelensky braces for another geopolitical gamble as Trump teases missile deliveries and ceasefire deals that could freeze the frontlines in Russia’s favor.

If Putin actually shows up in Budapest, Hungary will be the first NATO capital to host a wanted war criminal under ICC jurisdiction. Orbán’s government already promised Putin safe passage, essentially daring the West to respond. The symbolism is explosive: a NATO state helping a sanctioned leader evade justice, while the U.S. and India redraw alliances around him.

This is the Grand Betrayal — India quietly undercutting Russia’s economy, Trump turning peace into theater, and Hungary preparing the stage for a legal farce that could shake the credibility of international law. Is this diplomacy or blackmail? Strategy or collapse? The Budapest summit might answer that — or blow the whole system apart.
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