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Here's fascinating NYT Magazine article, based on conversations with Fiona Hill and others, about how trump's actions and inactions, cozying up to Russia, denying aid to Ukraine, his refusal to meet with Zelensky, and the January 6th insurrection, pretty much green lighted Putin's planning to invade Ukraine. It's a long read, but worth it.

"Instead, Vindman said, the opposite occurred: “Ukraine became radioactive for the duration of the Trump administration. There wasn’t serious engagement. Putin had been wanting to reclaim Ukraine for eight years, but he was trying to gauge when was the right time to do it. Starting just months after Jan. 6, Putin began building up forces on the border. He saw the discord here. He saw the huge opportunity presented by Donald Trump and his Republican lackeys. I’m not pulling any punches here. I’m not using diplomatic niceties. These folks sent the signal Putin was waiting for.”"

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<blockquote data-quote="Citysnaps" data-source="post: 97849" data-attributes="member: 283">Here's fascinating NYT Magazine article, based on conversations with Fiona Hill and others, about how trump's actions and inactions, cozying up to Russia, denying aid to Ukraine, his refusal to meet with Zelensky, and the January 6th insurrection, pretty much green lighted Putin's planning to invade Ukraine.&nbsp; It's a long read, but worth it. &quot;Instead, Vindman said, the opposite occurred: “Ukraine became radioactive for the duration of the Trump administration. There wasn’t serious engagement. Putin had been wanting to reclaim Ukraine for eight years, but he was trying to gauge when was the right time to do it. Starting just months after Jan. 6, Putin began building up forces on the border. He saw the discord here. He saw the huge opportunity presented by Donald Trump and his Republican lackeys. I’m not pulling any punches here. I’m not using diplomatic niceties. These folks sent the signal Putin was waiting for.”&quot;[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/11/magazine/trump-putin-ukraine-fiona-hill.html[/URL]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Citysnaps, post: 97849, member: 283"] Here's fascinating NYT Magazine article, based on conversations with Fiona Hill and others, about how trump's actions and inactions, cozying up to Russia, denying aid to Ukraine, his refusal to meet with Zelensky, and the January 6th insurrection, pretty much green lighted Putin's planning to invade Ukraine. It's a long read, but worth it. [I]"Instead, Vindman said, the opposite occurred: “Ukraine became radioactive for the duration of the Trump administration. There wasn’t serious engagement. Putin had been wanting to reclaim Ukraine for eight years, but he was trying to gauge when was the right time to do it. Starting just months after Jan. 6, Putin began building up forces on the border. He saw the discord here. He saw the huge opportunity presented by Donald Trump and his Republican lackeys. I’m not pulling any punches here. I’m not using diplomatic niceties. These folks sent the signal Putin was waiting for.”"[/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/11/magazine/trump-putin-ukraine-fiona-hill.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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