Posted on 03/21/2022 11:07:16 AM PDT by KingofZion
The last time (and maybe the first time) most Americans heard of Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president was at the center of a scandal that would lead to the impeachment of then-President Trump.
Trump in 2019 threatened to hold up weapons deliveries to Ukraine — caught even then in a simmering war with Russian proxies — unless Zelensky helped him dig up political dirt on rival Joe Biden.
Today, the shadow of that scandal lingers. How much did Trump’s toying with Ukraine, cozying up to Russian President Vladimir Putin and, ultimately, Trump’s acquittal on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress influence Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine?
*** Numerous experts and current and former officials say Putin was emboldened by the Trump years. The former KGB officer turned president ably manipulated Trump into publicly backing his denials of having interfered — to Trump’s benefit — in U.S. elections. And, according to former aides, Putin convinced Trump to accept his claim that Ukraine was part of Russia.
*** “That chapter, which resulted in the president, former president’s, impeachment, sadly was an encouragement to Putin and weakened Ukraine even in this fight,” said Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank), who led the first Trump impeachment inquiry.
“What Americans need to understand about that sordid chapter of our history is Ukraine was even then at war with Russia ... Ukrainians were even then dying every week, sometimes every day,” Schiff said.
“What that told Putin, tragically, is the United States doesn’t care about Ukraine, it doesn’t care about its people, it doesn’t care about its democratic aspirations. It doesn’t care if Ukrainians get killed by Russians. I think that’s the message Trump’s conduct sent, that we would use Ukraine as a political plaything.”
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It was TRUMP - not Joek’s full diaper.
They may as well go for broke and blame Calvin Coolidge.
Well yeah. And, apparently if you’re unvaxxed (at least in canaDUH) you believe pootski is in the right. Or something. Beyond twilight zone at this point..........
Total Russian propaganda here.
Trump held up weapons shipments to Ukraine because Zelensky was making overtures of allying with Putin.
“This is absurd on its face!”
It’s all liberals need, the TDS is strong. I had a family member tell me that Putin invaded Ukraine because he had planned it for a long time and expected Trump to get a 2nd term. When Trump wasn’t re-elected, Putin had already made plans because of his good friend Trump, so he went ahead and invaded Ukraine.
That’s some serious mental gymnastics, but my family member believes it.
Putin never “attacked” Crimea, Crimea asked to be annexed and asked for protection from Ukraine. The narrative that Putin went and invaded Crimea is globalist propaganda put out by Fox “news” and it’s twin sister CNN
Frigging liars. On his radio show today, Dan Bongino reminded us of Alexandra Chalupa, DNC operative, one of the central players in
1) the Russia-Trump hoax,
2) the fake Black Ledger used to entrap Manafort, AND
3) the Vindman impeachment connection.
This is beyond stupid.
Obama sent them blankets and MREs.
The article is written in the Los Angeles Times...its American propaganda.
No. Next.
More Democrat criminals trying to cover up the Democrat crimes.
Soros➡️Clintons➡️Democrat Party➡️Press
So he didn’t arm the Reich that tried to cheat on Hillary’s behalf on 2016 and then helped get him impeached? LOL, ok.
And Russia never invaded Crimea. They have been there since 1783.
Bonus question: When the British Light Brigade had their famous charge in 1854 during the Crimean war... who were they attacking and trying to dislodge from Crimea?
Trump was impeached for asking about the crimes Senile Joe committed and bragged about on video.
Obama sent the Ukrainians blankets. Trump sent them rockets.
When Trump tried to look into the corruption in Ukraine, he was instantly impeached on the word of a Ukrainian US Army/CIA spy working inside the White House.
That says it all.
Ukraine is Globohomo’s playground, money laundering, sex trafficking and bribery playground.
YES, Presstitutes in Los Angeles, really are this DUMB!!
Los Angeles Times is the rag that *to this day* conceals Obama’s remarks to the Palestinians.
no- having a spinless jellyfish in office spurred russia to attack ukraine- period- end of story- He knew he wouldn’t receive4 any serious blowback if he attacked ukraine with the faux president behind the wheel in America- Trump in office prevented putin from doing what he is doing today-
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