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Could Ukraine have survived Putin's initial attack without the anti-tank weapons that Trump provided them?

I include the Kremlin comments so that those supporting Putin will know what the party line is.

1 posted on 03/16/2022 2:30:47 PM PDT by Meet the New Boss
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Why was Trump supporting Soros and the neo-Nazis?
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PS. Thank you, President Trump. Your foresight is giving Ukrainians a chance to resist the invaders.


2 posted on 03/16/2022 2:41:12 PM PDT by nbenyo
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Hey now. Don’t forget Obama/Biden. They sent some really nice blankets.


3 posted on 03/16/2022 2:54:42 PM PDT by Do_Tar (I wish I was kidding.)
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Not only the Javelins and other weapons, but training and tactics on their employment. For an instructor it’s always good to see your students apply their new skill effectively, especially to defend their own soil.


4 posted on 03/16/2022 2:56:56 PM PDT by ETCM
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Captured Ukrainian and Western-supplied military hardware are being transferred to the militia of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics for use in combat operations against Ukraine, according to a video released by the Russian Ministry of Defense


6 posted on 03/16/2022 3:15:11 PM PDT by McGruff (It's America First, stupid.)
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OMG! Trump helping the Ukrainian people AND working on the US border and other US issues. Walking and chewing gum. Some will be fainting reading this.


7 posted on 03/16/2022 3:19:28 PM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at Jerusalem Post’s annual conference on October 12, 2021 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)
By Brian Freeman | Monday, 07 March 2022 05:53 PM

The Trump administration did much more to support Ukraine than any previous administration, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox’s “America’s Newsroom” on Monday.

He said that former President Donald Trump set up intricate intelligence ties and equipped Ukraine with arms and training they are currently making use of to fight back against Russia.

Pompeo said that “if you look back, you think maybe we could have done more, but we did an awful lot more than any administration ever had, and it was the kind of [military] equipment that not only was useful, but that they could train on readily.”

He added that “it’s important not to give them things they can’t use, but we gave them the kinds of things that you’re seeing them now deploy. And we gave them the training to know how to use it as well.”

Pompeo said that “our intelligence community was sharing everything that we possibly could with Ukrainians [and developing closer ties]… so that we can make sure they have the info they need to defend themselves. ...”


8 posted on 03/16/2022 3:19:42 PM PDT by Bookshelf
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Putin would never have invaded if Trump were still President. And even if he did, Trump would have approved the transfer of the MiGs.

He also would have led the charge for crippling sanctions to 100% cut off Russia’s funding of the war, i.e. a total embargo on oil and gas. The embargo would have been replaced, at no cost to ourselves, by ramping up domestic production.


9 posted on 03/16/2022 3:26:11 PM PDT by LuxAerterna (/)
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Its good when Trump does. Not so much when its Biden.


13 posted on 03/16/2022 5:06:51 PM PDT by roving
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