Posted on 03/04/2022 9:37:56 AM PST by blam
Russia on March 4 described a U.S. senator’s call to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin as irresponsible.
Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador to the United States, said the remarks were “irresponsible and dangerous.”
“The degree of Russophobia and hatred in the USA towards Russia is off the charts. It’s unbelievable that a country’s senator preaching his moral values as a ‘guiding star’ to all mankind could afford a call on terrorism as a way to achieve Washington’s goals on the international arena,” Antonov said in a statement released by the Russian embassy.
He also said that “It’s getting scary for the fate of the United States, which has such irresponsible and unprofessional politicians at the helm,” and demanded an official explanation and a decisive condemnation of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) comments.
Graham, a former Air Force lawyer, wrote on Twitter Thursday wondering if there was a “Brutus” in Russia, referring to Marcus Brutus, a Roman politician who assassinated Julius Caesar in ancient Rome.
“The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out. You would be doing your country—and the world—a great service,” Graham added.
“The only people who can fix this are the Russian people. Easy to say, hard to do. Unless you want to live in darkness for the rest of your life, be isolated from the rest of the world in abject poverty, and live in darkness you need to step up to the plate.”
Graham also made similar comments during an appearance on Fox News and reiterated his position on Friday morning while on “Fox & Friends.”
“I’m convinced it’s a one man problem surrounded by a few people,” Graham said.
The war could also end if Putin is charged with a war crime, Graham said, before calling for a person like an “Elliot Ness or a Wyatt Earp” to take action.
Ness helped take down gangster Al Capone while Earp was one of the law enforcement officers who killed outlaws in the 1800s.
On Putin’s orders, Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Russian officials claimed the move was necessary to “demilitarize and denazify” the neighboring country, a claim widely derided by officials from other nations.
“Russia’s attack on Ukraine is a brutal, unprovoked invasion of a democracy, an ally, and a sovereign nation. It must not be allowed to stand, for it will create a precedent that unravels the international order that has kept the peace in Europe for nearly 80 years,” Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) said on the Senate floor in Washington on March 1.
Truth, and I am with you. This is out of control. The point is, it really isn’t. It is all about “CONTROL” of us.
Says who?
No.
You are most correct.
They do not start or end with Putin.
And they never will.
As long as we are human, we will see this kind of thing.
Only dumb ass leftists ever think there is a chance we will see the end of war and violence.
And it is that stupid, imbecilic, infantile notion they sell (whether they really believe it or not) that will ensure we always will have liberals and Leftists.
Because, as P.T. Barnum once famously said, “There’s a sucker born every minute.”
“It’s getting scary for the fate of the United States, which has such irresponsible and unprofessional politicians at the helm,”
X535…. not to mention the tens of thousands of bureaucrats they’ve installed…
This guy is RIGHT ON.
Who’s a bigger threat to the American people -
Putin or our current American politicians???
Sadly, so true.
BREAKING NEWS:
Putin is going to retaliate against Senator Graham’s threats by not assassinating any of our current leaders.
🙄🙄🙄🙄
Now we know why the spokesperson for the Poofter State is trying to start WW3 to defend this guy…. ;-)
Zelensky dancing in high heels…
~Easy
The guy was a comedian. Some comedians do stupid things. So what?
Bkmk
Graham is an idiot.
If someone kills Putin, it will be seen by most Russians as a hit ordered by the US. What happens then?
And Lindsey should reflect that it would be easier for Putin to get somebody to take care of HIM, than somebody penetrating Putin’s security.
This stupid statement makes the world a far more dangerous place. If a member of the Chinese or Russian parliament called for the murder of Trump, or even Biden, many of the Linda Graham fans on this thread would be cowardly whining that it was an act of war. This is how real wars start, and provoking the world's largest nuclear power in this way is insane.
Did we elect Biden?
“It’s getting scary for the fate of the United States, which has such irresponsible and unprofessional politicians at the helm,”
Understatement. America’s politicians are also terminally stupid.
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