
Putin and Trump's Phone Call: The Puppet Master Meets His Sock Puppet

Imagine the scene: Two dictators in the making, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, indulging in a conversation that makes about as much sense as a cat playing chess with a pigeon. They've apparently discussed the Middle East, a region that has been described as "tense" since roughly the time the pyramids were deemed "this season's fashion."
The Ukraine war was also on their illustrious agenda. Because who wouldn't want to discuss peace in a conflict that's as popular among leaders as a root canal? It's charming, really, how these two powerhouses decided to share a tete-a-tete, each probably more interested in the other's latest hairstyle than actual global stability.
Who knows, maybe they spent half the call comparing notes on how to undermine their respective democracies with a new set of high-quality, election-rigging magic tricks. At this point, world peace is likely as achievable as teaching a hamster to play the violin. But hey, at least they're talking, right? Right.