"Did you ever imagine that you would be in a party that stands on the side of dictators?" she said, incredulous.
America is now a full-fledged ally of Vladimir Putin (a war criminal) and Russia. The Republican Party is solely responsible for this. America will be dealing with the negative consequences of their decision for generations to come.
Some of President Trump's fervent allies stood behind his actions in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. But Ukraine supporters within the Republican Party have expressed concerns about how the meeting played out and fear it could derail further negotiations with the country.
Republican lawmakers are sounding the alarm over the Trump administration’s pointed refusal to blame Russia for starting the war in Ukraine, and they are highly skeptical about negotiating any
Kristen Welker opened her interview with Mullin by asking him to acknowledge that Putin was at the very least "responsible for starting the war in Ukraine."
GOP officials who have supported Ukraine are trying to balance their opposition to Russia while remaining loyal to Trump.
Republican Rep. Don Bacon, a staunch supporter of Ukraine, asserts that "real Republicans know that Putin’s Russia hates the West and freedom."
Republicans in Congress have long been intent on countering America’s rivals and spreading U.S. influence abroad
Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R - FL) told CNN’s Pamela Brown that President Trump needed to knock Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelenskyy “off his spot a little bit” in negotiations to end the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
Trump, days into his second, nonconsecutive White House term, said targeting Russia’s oil revenue was the best way to get Moscow to end its nearly three-year war against Ukraine. He leaned in on the idea that OPEC+, the alliance of oil producing nations, holds the key to ending the war by reducing oil prices.