Former President Trump on Tuesday called Russia’s recognition of two breakaway territories in eastern Ukraine a “genius” move ahead of its military invasion.
In an interview on “The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show,” Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics in eastern Ukraine on Monday was “smart” and “pretty savvy.”
“I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, ‘This is genius,'” he said. “Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine — of Ukraine — Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful.”
“I said, ‘How smart is that?’ He’s going to go in and be a peacekeeper,” added Trump, who regularly praised and sought close ties with Putin during his time in office. “That’s the strongest peace force. We could use that on our southern border, that’s the strongest peace force I’ve ever seen. There were more army tanks than I’ve ever seen. They’re going to keep peace all right.”
Following his recognition of the two Donbas areas, which are controlled by Russian-backed separatists, Putin moved troops into the area, leading to international condemnation.
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“It never would have happened with us. Had I been in office, not even thinkable,” Trump said. “You know what the response was from Biden? He didn’t have a response.”
The former president, who has been teasing a 2024 presidential run, also released a statement on Tuesday arguing “there was absolutely no reason that the situation currently happening in Ukraine should have happened at all.”
“Russia has become very very rich during the Biden Administration, with oil prices doubling and soon to be tripling and quadrupling,” he said. “The weak sanctions are insignificant relative to taking over a country and a massive piece of strategically located land.”
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NEW: Trump on Putin plan to recognize breakaway Ukraine regions: "This is genius" https://t.co/4alUUcvAsJ pic.twitter.com/WNvauCe8ml
— The Hill (@thehill) February 22, 2022
Boy, no wonder @RichLowry was sure that Putin was really "frightened or wary" of this guy. I mean, poor Vlad must have been terrified of this kind of fanboying https://t.co/0KEYHXvbFR
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 22, 2022
Yes, those were great days, when Putin was frightened by Donald Trump. Terrifying for Russia to have a POTUS who stood there like a whipped puppy and denigrated his own intelligence services, kissed Putin's ass, and tried to blackmail Ukraine. Amazing Putin lived through it. https://t.co/XavJXoB6s8
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 22, 2022
Gosh, imagine how terrified Putin must have been when Trump was elected https://t.co/cnbz57DZ6J
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 22, 2022
.@hughhewitt & I were talk radio colleagues for the same company. That company told us to go all in for Trump. Hugh saluted & said “Yes sir.” I refused. Hugh still has his radio show. I don’t. And so Hugh, the good company man, keeps putting out crap like this he doesn’t believe. https://t.co/w9xUQ2gDRG
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) February 22, 2022
AMB McFaul said it better than I did. https://t.co/lcYtEpYTFC
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 22, 2022
A gigantic Death of Expertise moment from someone who has no idea what she's talking about. Beyond stupid; destructive and doing Putin's work for him. https://t.co/57x0dYDuJW
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 22, 2022
Reading #GOP tweets tonight, Republicans need to stop their trump-was-tough-on-Putin bullshit. The world is on the brink of war and you’re busy pushing out Putin’s propaganda? Put down that hammer & sickle and stand with US, not Russia. You’re an embarrassment to Reagan’s legacy.
— Michael Steele (@MichaelSteele) February 22, 2022
Well thank you, Donny Boy. Now we know for sure you are a traitor. How many of those classified documents you spirited away from the White House did you sell to Russia?
The really pathetic part is that the Trump cult GOP and his favorite propaganda outlets such as Fox News, OANN and Newsmax agree with him.
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