[DannyTN]

And the other Russian friends all post on FR.

[MarMema]

Trump was his friend. George Bush claimed to be his friend.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4127986/posts

[srmanuel]

A reasonably forceful speech considering he’s on the verge of dying from multiple forms of cancer

[DavidThomas]

Yeah, I think there are now right-wing dupes who are being influenced by Russian propaganda. It used to be leftists who always followed the Soviet line.

[C210N]

And the other Russian friends all post on FR.

As opposed to the bidEn/DSC/msm friends that also post on FR

[adorno]

And the other Russian friends all post on FR.

You noticed that too?

But, most of the friends he's pointing to, are members of the democrat party left, aka: communists and progressives. Those democrats friends of Putin actually included Biden and his inner circle who are running the presidency. The reason Biden and company are arming Ukraine is because they have no choice, else they'll have a second Afghanistan in their hands. Biden and company would like the war to end, with Russian winning, even if they only get parts of Ukraine.

[Starboard]

And the other Russian friends all post on FR.

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You seem to be conflating Russian friends with skeptics about U.S. foreign policy. Questioning our “leaders”, especially the lying cabal ruling over us right now, is an act of patriotism. The vast majority of posts on Free Republic going back many years is the very epitome of that.

Putin is a menace for sure, but risking a catastrophic thermonuclear war over a backwater, historically corrupt, non-NATO country (while ignoring our own vulnerabilities here at home) is something that needs to be rationally debated. The noticeable lack of efforts at diplomacy to end this conflict before it escalates out of control is deeply troublesome. Once the nukes start flying there’s no telling where it will end. All it takes is one miscalculation. This should concern everyone on this planet who doesn’t want nuclear fallout around the globe.

Such a conflict, even if it could be contained, would surely weaken the United States vis-a-vis China and its expansionist ambitions. The risks are high. Its imperative that we play a long game instead of reacting recklessly. Remember, it was our “leaders” said claimed that sanctions would debilitate Russian and end its aggression.

We need skeptics more than ever in these perilous times.