Posted on 04/11/2023 8:05:49 AM PDT by kiryandil
Russian President Vladimir Putin was waiting on a "wink" from former U.S. President Donald Trump to seize parts of Ukraine—years before Russia launched a full-scale invasion—according to a new interview.
Written correspondence between former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort and Kremlin aide Konstantin Kilimnik discussed Putin claiming part of Ukraine, saying that a "wink" from the Republican former president was needed to "make this work," former Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann has said.
Speaking with PBS' Firing Line and host Margaret Hoover, Weissmann said this was "such a clear indication of what Vladimir Putin was trying to do."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
“I thought Trump was the Putin puppet, not the other way around.”
This is the kind of logic/lack thereof you have to deal with when arguing with a leftist
Situational morality
If you can get through the yelling. If they don’t storm off.
No need to. The morons who gobble up this anti-Trump red-meat don't care if it is logical or not as long as it can be used to bash Trump.
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