Donald Trump is suggesting the US accept Russia’s annexation of Crimea if it would lead to better relations with Moscow and stronger cooperation in fighting ISIS militants.
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He went on to criticize the Obama administration, saying the political crisis in Ukraine happened under the Democrat president’s watch.
Trump tweeted. “So with all the Obama tough talk on Russian Federation and the Ukraine, they have already taken Crimea and continue to push”.
Chaly noted on CNN that the Trump campaign’s efforts to soften language in the platform contradicts the stance on protecting Ukraine widely held by Republicans. “You’re not going to like that term”, said Trump.
The Kremlin says the allegations that Russian Federation was behind the hacking of Democratic Party emails were meant to cover up “shenanigans” by domestic forces manipulating the election campaign.
In 2014, Moscow staged a military intervention in the Ukrainian peninsula and consequently annexed Crimea through a public referendum, which the UN, US, Germany and other Western allies condemned as an assault on Ukraine’s sovereignty. You can put it down. Trumps vision of being “strong” when it comes to Russia isn’t standing against Russian interests; it’s standing with them.
Over the course of the election season, anti-Trump groups have attempted to weaken Donald Trump’s base by going after his wife, Melania.
It is far from certain that Mr. Manafort’s views have directly shaped Mr. Trump’s, since Mr. Trump spoke favorably of Mr. Putin’s leadership before Mr. Manafort joined the campaign.
TRUMP: I’m going to take a look at it. Clinton senior policy advisor Jake Sullivan called Trump’s statement “scary stuff”.
“We know that Russian intelligence services hacked into the DNC and we know that they arranged for a lot of those emails to be released and we know that Donald Trump has shown a very troubling willingness to back up Putin, to support Putin”, Clinton said. “But it shouldn’t surprise us”.
“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing”, he said. This comes on the heels of his tacit invitation to the Russians to invade our North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies in Eastern Europe.
In response to other questions about U.S. -Russia relations, Trump dismissed suggestions that he has any kind of relationship with Putin, saying he has neither met Putin nor spoken on the phone with him.
“Donald Trump should seek the wise advice of the distinguished representatives of the Republican Party who know well what freedom, worldwide law, and the free world mean”.
“If our country got along with Russian Federation, that would be a great thing”, Trump said on ABC on Sunday.
Trump said it would be a “great thing” if the United States got along with Russian Federation and if Russian Federation would help fight the Islamic State group. Can anyone seriously argue that positive relations between America and Russian Federation on issues of mutual concern wouldn’t be an asset to world peace?
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“I really don’t understand the question”, Manafort said.
