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Trump term 1 was significantly harder on Russia than Biden before the invasion of Ukraine. To suggest that he is pro-Russia is absurd, has always been, will alw

Trump term 1 was significantly harder on Russia than Biden before the invasion of Ukraine. To suggest that he is pro-Russia is absurd, has always been, will always be. That being said, the war has to end. Pretending like it could go on indefinitely, as Biden and Europe did, is infantile.

jcranmer 2y ago
> Trump term 1 was significantly harder on Russia than Biden before the invasion of Ukraine. To suggest that he is pro-Russia is absurd, has always been, will always be. How? Trump rather infamously stood up at a press conference and said, in effect, he trusted Putin more than his own intelligence agencies. The only real anti-Russia thing done during his administration that I can recall is the Magnitsky Act, but the clear impetus for that came from Congress and Trump only very reluctantly signed it.
- flanked-evergl 2y ago
  > Trump rather infamously stood up at a press conference and said, in effect, he trusted Putin more than his own intelligence agencies. Words are not policy. Biden stopped selling weapons to Ukraine and removed sanctions on Nord stream 2.
  - jcranmer 2y ago
    I'm going to have to ask for citations for that.
    - flanked-evergl 2y ago
      (before invasion) White House freezes Ukraine military package that includes lethal weapons https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/18/white-house-ukraine-military-lethal-weapons-495169 https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/18/white-house-ukraine... (before invasion) Despite appeals from Ukraine, Biden admin holds back additional military aid to Kyiv amid diplomatic push https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/appeals-ukraine-biden-admin-holds-back-additional-military-aid-kyiv-di-rcna8421 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/appeals-u... Biden administration slowed Ukraine arms shipments until his term was nearly done https://www.reuters.com/investigations/biden-administration-beset-by-doubts-slowed-ukraine-weapons-shipments-until-2025-02-03/ https://www.reuters.com/investigations/biden-administration-... Nord Stream 2: Biden waives US sanctions on Russian pipeline https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57180674 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57180674

jcranmer 2y ago

> Trump term 1 was significantly harder on Russia than Biden before the invasion of Ukraine. To suggest that he is pro-Russia is absurd, has always been, will always be. How? Trump rather infamously stood up at a press conference and said, in effect, he trusted Putin more than his own intelligence agencies. The only real anti-Russia thing done during his administration that I can recall is the Magnitsky Act, but the clear impetus for that came from Congress and Trump only very reluctantly signed it.

flanked-evergl 2y ago
> Trump rather infamously stood up at a press conference and said, in effect, he trusted Putin more than his own intelligence agencies. Words are not policy. Biden stopped selling weapons to Ukraine and removed sanctions on Nord stream 2.
- jcranmer 2y ago
  I'm going to have to ask for citations for that.
  - flanked-evergl 2y ago
    (before invasion) White House freezes Ukraine military package that includes lethal weapons https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/18/white-house-ukraine-military-lethal-weapons-495169 https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/18/white-house-ukraine... (before invasion) Despite appeals from Ukraine, Biden admin holds back additional military aid to Kyiv amid diplomatic push https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/appeals-ukraine-biden-admin-holds-back-additional-military-aid-kyiv-di-rcna8421 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/appeals-u... Biden administration slowed Ukraine arms shipments until his term was nearly done https://www.reuters.com/investigations/biden-administration-beset-by-doubts-slowed-ukraine-weapons-shipments-until-2025-02-03/ https://www.reuters.com/investigations/biden-administration-... Nord Stream 2: Biden waives US sanctions on Russian pipeline https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57180674 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57180674