Trump just played straight into Vladimir Putin's hands on Ukraine

[wvit1001]

Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump

Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump campaign - "quietly working to boost Clinton." So where is the investigation A.G. @seanhannity

6:03 AM - 25 Jul 2017
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That tweet has certainly sparked gleeful laughter in Moscow, and great concern in the State Department, the Pentagon, and the Central and Defense Intelligence agencies.

After all, Putin's grand ambition in Ukraine is getting the United States out of the picture. Yes, the German-led European Union talks a good game in condemning Russian actions in Ukraine. But at the margin, they are too weak on security issues and too subservient to Russian energy exports. Correspondingly, absent U.S. leadership, Ukraine will return to being a Russian puppet.

What's most absurd however, is the information that Trump is referring to.

That's because it is utterly uncontroversial compared to the investigations concerning possible Trump campaign collusion with Russia.

It concerns a Politico report from January that outlines how a U.S. citizen worked with Ukrainian government officials to research Paul Manafort's relationship with Russia. Regardless, in scale, direction, and intent, the Ukrainian effort was nothing compared to the Russian effort.

Of course, that's not coincidental: Ukraine is a U.S. ally, and Russia, put simply, is not.

But the key reason why Trump's tweet is problematic is that it plays into Putin's Ukrainian agenda. As I've detailed, Putin's strategy in Ukraine involves both diplomatic deception and old-school territorial aggression. The former KGB colonel seeks to carve out a significant area of south-eastern Ukraine and consolidate Russian territorial links to the Crimean Peninsula.

But until now, one thing has stood in his way: the United States. No longer, it seems.



http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-just-played-straight-into-vladimir-putins-hands-on-ukraine/article/2629602

[sine-qua-non]

If that is true then Trump must know it's also good for America and the Ukraine!

Russia is fighting the terrorist that criminal Clinton and Barry supported

Russia would make good allies for us

[wvit1001]

russia is fighting what terrorists in the Ukraine sine?

[sine-qua-non]

Russia is fighting the criminal Clinton and Barry supported ISIS , nitwit !

They would make good allies, don't you think nitwit?

[wvit1001]

you live in a world of your own sine.

[Dan]

Trump just played straight into Vladimir Putin's hands on Ukraine

What did he do, allow Russia to take over the Crimean Peninsula without opposition?

[wvit1001]

I don't think anyone 'allowed' that did they dan?

[Dan]

I don't think anyone 'allowed' that did they?

Yep.  Lots of people allowed it, particularly those who were in leadership positions, like President of the United States, wvit.

[caserio1]

that must be why putin is schmoozing trump to get  the  obama sanctions lifted

[wvit1001]

dan says we allowed it?   How should we have stopped it dan?

[caserio1]

easy

invade russia

then arm chair warriors will have flag draped coffins to make believe they give a shit abot

[WWV10MHZ]

nit-wvit.....  Do you EVER stop asking questions and state facts to support your point of view?  It is SO BORING over and over and over.