Summary
Republican lawmakers who have condemned Putin hesitate to criticize Trump’s recent pro-Russia stance.
Trump falsely blamed Ukraine for the war, called President Zelenskyy a “dictator,” and demanded Ukraine surrender rare earth minerals in exchange for U.S. aid.
While some GOP officials reaffirmed support for Ukraine, they avoided directly challenging Trump. Meanwhile, Trump’s administration negotiated a Russia-Ukraine peace deal without initially including Ukraine.
Zelenskyy rejected Trump’s minerals demand, warning of dangerous precedents.
Back in the day, a Soviet leader said that when the time came to kill the West, they’d use weapons an American businessman sold them.
edit = did a search and apparently it’s a spurious quote that can’t be verified.
On the other hand, it sure looks accurate right now.
The capitalist will sell you the rope for his own noose or something?
Apparently, it’s been attributed to everyone from Marx to Gorbachev and never been verified as an actual quote.
otoh, it’s sure looking accurate right now.