As Vladimir Putin steers Russia toward an invasion of Ukraine, former President Donald Trump is calling the actions of the Russian president “genius” and “savvy.”
Trump’s comments came Tuesday during an appearance on the conservative talk radio program “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show,” during which Trump praised the Russian president while simultaneously slamming President Joe Biden for the situation.
“You gotta say, that’s pretty savvy,” Trump said of Putin’s decision to declare certain breakaway regions in Ukraine as independent, a move that has severely raised tensions on the Russian-Ukraine border. “And you know what the response was from Biden? There was no response. They didn’t have one for that. No, it’s very sad. Very sad.”
“This is genius,” Trump said. “Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine … Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful.”MORE: Biden begins to sanction Moscow for ‘beginning of a Russian invasion’ of Ukraine
Biden announced Tuesday that Russia’s latest moves amounted to “the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine,” and said he would send additional U.S. troops to the region. The U.S. and other countries have imposed sanctions on Russia as Ukraine’s top security official announced Wednesday that a nationwide state of emergency will be declared due to the threat of a Russian invasion.
Biden said Tuesday that the latest U.S. sanctions would target two Russian banks, Russia’s sovereign debt, and members of the Russian elite and their relatives.
Republican leaders have been critical of Biden, saying his response to the situation has been too weak.
Trump has long expressed an admiration for Putin, saying on Tuesday that as president, he got along “great” with the Russian leader.
“He liked me. I liked him. I mean, you know, he’s a tough cookie, got a lot of great charm and a lot of pride,” Trump said. “And he loves his country, you know? He loves his country.”
“This never would have happened with us,” Trump said of his administration. “He’s acting a little differently I think now.”
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Original Article: As Putin eyes Ukraine invasion, Trump praises his actions as ‘genius’ (msn.com)
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Trump was a fool and ignorant regarding international affairs – Putin built his military and took the crimea under Trumps watch – Putins hero role is joseph Stalin . With domestic turmoil at home rising as the masses are falling behind he has resorted to the oldest political trick in the book – declares external threat to the country and rely on nationalism to boost his ratings – unfortunately for Putin he can not win – option one is he can invade and conquer the Ukrainian but he will face a 20 year bloody and expensive Afghanistan in which the Ukrainian partisans are receiving continuous military resupply from the west with western sanctions devastating his country’s economy till he leaves or is removed from power by his power elite. Option two is to stand down but being considerable weakened as the west has now seen his stripes and will not trust him or his government.
Putin is counting on China becoming his new consumer market for Russian goods and natural resources – China will play along for ten years and then squeeze snd as wheeze for concessions as Russian alternative markets have been placed off limits.
The west is now awakened to the fact western budgets need to be boosted and military might increased so they will be less vulnerable in the future.
The west will also focus on improving third world relations to shut down Russian expansion abroad .
Welcome to the new Cold War version 3 !
The only reason Trump thinks Putin is genius is because Trump is so stupid!!!
No. The only reason President Trump thinks Putin is genius is because Biden is so stupid!!!
Seriously you must be a liberal to say something so fricken stupid!
The stupid one my friend, is the one in charge now and allowing this to happen. Simple!!!. I don’t see one good thing the idiot we have now has done. Not one!!!
This article totally is off base. You have never admired how an opponent managed to beat you without praising the opponent?! It is a very smart move on behalf of Putin to invade without actually invading. Doesn’t mean the president respects him and is all “oh Putin”. This is such garbage writing. I would like to here his entire comment rather than just bits and pieces with quotations around like the writer knows they are bull rapping everyone by they way they are writing it. So sick of leftist propaganda being spewed daily.
The not invade, invade, not invade, type of invasion has worked, knowing he could do this now, without repercussions from guess who? It was genius. I believe this is what President Trump was saying, he may be right, let’s wait and see is my viewpoint.