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Russia's invasion puts a new light on Trump's Ukraine pressure campaign
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A "perfect" call, it was not.
Then-President Donald Trump was withholding hundreds of millions of dollars in aid for Ukraine's defense as he was asking its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to investigate Trump's potential 2020 rival, Joe Biden, and his son, Hunter Biden.
That 2019 call got Trump impeached. But the Senate acquitted him, and he dismissed the controversy as a politically motivated hit job — and his base went along.
Now, with Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine and Zelenskyy being hailed around the world as a hero for his resolve, that call is put into a very different light.
"There's just a lot of evidence that Trump was wrong on this issue [Ukraine] and that in many ways, we undermined the NATO alliance and we undermined Zelenskyy's position in the eyes of Russia and Putin," said Kevin Madden, a Republican strategist and former senior adviser on Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign.
A "perfect" call, it was not.
Then-President Donald Trump was withholding hundreds of millions of dollars in aid for Ukraine's defense as he was asking its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to investigate Trump's potential 2020 rival, Joe Biden, and his son, Hunter Biden.
That 2019 call got Trump impeached. But the Senate acquitted him, and he dismissed the controversy as a politically motivated hit job — and his base went along.
Now, with Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine and Zelenskyy being hailed around the world as a hero for his resolve, that call is put into a very different light.
"There's just a lot of evidence that Trump was wrong on this issue [Ukraine] and that in many ways, we undermined the NATO alliance and we undermined Zelenskyy's position in the eyes of Russia and Putin," said Kevin Madden, a Republican strategist and former senior adviser on Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign.
Russia's invasion puts a new light on Trump's Ukraine pressure campaign
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Here’s what you need to know about the US aid package to Ukraine that Trump delayed
The U.S. has committed more than $1.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since 2014, when Russian-backed separatists began driving tanks through eastern Ukraine.
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* POLITICS
* THE D.C. BRIEF
* WHY THE CIA DIRECTOR IS DECLASSIFYING MATERIAL ON RUSSIA’S UKRAINE PLOT
Why the CIA Director Is Declassifying Material on Russia’s Ukraine Plot
{William Burns testifies during his Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 24, 2021.}
“An ignorance of history isn’t an excuse for bad analysis—especially when your own spies have the evidence on their desks. And few in government understand the perils of a blindspot better than CIA Director William J. Burns.
That’s why in recent weeks, U.S. intelligence officials have moved to quickly declassify what they have said is a Russian plan to spread disinformation about a purported Ukrainian attack on Russian soil. Such a move by Kyiv would precipitate Moscow’s retaliation that wouldn’t stop at borders and instead roll into the Ukrainian capital. In other words, it’s a false-flag operation that could spark the biggest land war in Europe since the 1940s. Put simply: don’t believe everything you read.”
SOURCE : https://time.com/6148791/william-burns-cia-russia-declassify/
* THE D.C. BRIEF
* WHY THE CIA DIRECTOR IS DECLASSIFYING MATERIAL ON RUSSIA’S UKRAINE PLOT
Why the CIA Director Is Declassifying Material on Russia’s Ukraine Plot
{William Burns testifies during his Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 24, 2021.}
“An ignorance of history isn’t an excuse for bad analysis—especially when your own spies have the evidence on their desks. And few in government understand the perils of a blindspot better than CIA Director William J. Burns.
That’s why in recent weeks, U.S. intelligence officials have moved to quickly declassify what they have said is a Russian plan to spread disinformation about a purported Ukrainian attack on Russian soil. Such a move by Kyiv would precipitate Moscow’s retaliation that wouldn’t stop at borders and instead roll into the Ukrainian capital. In other words, it’s a false-flag operation that could spark the biggest land war in Europe since the 1940s. Put simply: don’t believe everything you read.”
SOURCE : https://time.com/6148791/william-burns-cia-russia-declassify/
Why the CIA Director Is Declassifying Material on Russia’s Ukraine Plot
Few in government understand the perils of a blindspot better than CIA Director William J. Burns.
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CPL LaForest Gray
WHITE HOUSE
Trump can't help himself when it comes to Putin
Every time the president has a chance to cast aside doubts about his relationship with the Russian leader, he does the opposite.
By ANITA KUMAR 06/28/2019 06:59 AM EDT
OSAKA, Japan — Since Donald Trump's first day in office, Russia has loomed over his presidency. Yet every time he’s had a chance to cast aside people's doubts, Trump does the opposite.
During a March 2018 phone call, Trump congratulated President Vladimir Putin on his reelection, despite rampant allegations of fraud and even his own aides'
all-caps warning: "DO NOT CONGRATULATE."
At a gathering of world leaders several months later, Trump reportedly said the contested Crimea region in Ukraine is Russian, despite his own administration's condemnation over Moscow's annexation of the area. And at a summit in Helsinki the following month, Trump appeared to accept Putin's election meddling denials, despite the conclusions of U.S. intelligence agencies that Putin himself orchestrated the interference campaign.
SOURCE :
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/28/trump-putin-relationship-g20-1386490
Trump’s wet kiss to Putin seals a new world order
The president has upended the global definitions of friends and foes.
SOURCE :
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-summit-analysis/amp/
15 times Donald Trump praised authoritarian rulers
Analysis by Chris Cillizza and Brenna Williams, CNN
Updated 1:33 PM EDT, Tue July 02, 2019
SOURCE :
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/07/02/politics/donald-trump-dictators-kim-jong-un-vladimir-putin/index.html
Trump can't help himself when it comes to Putin
Every time the president has a chance to cast aside doubts about his relationship with the Russian leader, he does the opposite.
By ANITA KUMAR 06/28/2019 06:59 AM EDT
OSAKA, Japan — Since Donald Trump's first day in office, Russia has loomed over his presidency. Yet every time he’s had a chance to cast aside people's doubts, Trump does the opposite.
During a March 2018 phone call, Trump congratulated President Vladimir Putin on his reelection, despite rampant allegations of fraud and even his own aides'
all-caps warning: "DO NOT CONGRATULATE."
At a gathering of world leaders several months later, Trump reportedly said the contested Crimea region in Ukraine is Russian, despite his own administration's condemnation over Moscow's annexation of the area. And at a summit in Helsinki the following month, Trump appeared to accept Putin's election meddling denials, despite the conclusions of U.S. intelligence agencies that Putin himself orchestrated the interference campaign.
SOURCE :
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/28/trump-putin-relationship-g20-1386490
Trump’s wet kiss to Putin seals a new world order
The president has upended the global definitions of friends and foes.
SOURCE :
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-summit-analysis/amp/
15 times Donald Trump praised authoritarian rulers
Analysis by Chris Cillizza and Brenna Williams, CNN
Updated 1:33 PM EDT, Tue July 02, 2019
SOURCE :
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/07/02/politics/donald-trump-dictators-kim-jong-un-vladimir-putin/index.html
Trump can't help himself when it comes to Putin
Every time the president has a chance to cast aside doubts about his relationship with the Russian leader, he does the opposite.
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CPL LaForest Gray
1.) Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to the F.B.I.
“The guilty plea by Michael T. Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, brings the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election into Mr. Trump’s inner circle.”
SOURCE : https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/us/politics/michael-flynn-guilty-russia-investigation.html
2.) Five reasons Michael Flynn's guilty plea is such a big deal :
“WASHINGTON — Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, pleaded guilty Friday to a charge that while serving in the White House, he lied to FBI agents about prior contacts with Russia’s ambassador.”
SOURCE : https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/12/01/five-reasons-michael-flynns-guilty-plea-such-big-deal/913009001/
3.) Read: Michael Flynn's plea agreement, details of how he lied to FBI :
“Flynn, 58, is the first Trump administration official to be charged in Mueller's probe of contacts with Russians by the Trump campaign and transition team.”
SOURCE : https://www.google.com/amp/s/http://www.cnbc.com/amp/2017/12/01/read-michael-flynns-plea-agreement-details-of-how-he-lied-to-fbi.html
“The guilty plea by Michael T. Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, brings the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election into Mr. Trump’s inner circle.”
SOURCE : https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/us/politics/michael-flynn-guilty-russia-investigation.html
2.) Five reasons Michael Flynn's guilty plea is such a big deal :
“WASHINGTON — Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, pleaded guilty Friday to a charge that while serving in the White House, he lied to FBI agents about prior contacts with Russia’s ambassador.”
SOURCE : https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/12/01/five-reasons-michael-flynns-guilty-plea-such-big-deal/913009001/
3.) Read: Michael Flynn's plea agreement, details of how he lied to FBI :
“Flynn, 58, is the first Trump administration official to be charged in Mueller's probe of contacts with Russians by the Trump campaign and transition team.”
SOURCE : https://www.google.com/amp/s/http://www.cnbc.com/amp/2017/12/01/read-michael-flynns-plea-agreement-details-of-how-he-lied-to-fbi.html
Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to the F.B.I. and Will Cooperate With Russia Inquiry...
The guilty plea by President Trump’s former national security adviser brings the special counsel investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election into Mr. Trump’s inner circle.
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