But you didn't have to support yours.
Got it.
It isn’t as though it’s particularly difficult.
“1. the Trump administration imposed sanctions on Russia — including on 7 of Russia’s richest individuals, and 17 top government officials for their interference in our elections.”
Those sanctions were imposed by the Obama Administration. They are among the ones Flynn promised Kislyak that Trump would get rid of.
“2. The sanctions directly penalized Putin’s inner circle, by prohibiting them from traveling to the United States ever again. He did this by opening a bank account in the West, preventing them from doing business with the West and prohibiting anyone else to do business on their behalf.”
This is ridiculously made up. It doesn’t even make sense.
3. During his first month in office ,Trump upheld strict sanctions to punish Russia. These punished more than three dozen individuals and organizations that were behind the invasion of Ukraine.
But Russia had not invaded Ukraine at that point.
4. Mnuchin stated that there would be no easing of the sanctions until Russia meets its obligations under the 2015 Minsk agreement — the ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine.
This one is actually true.
5. Trump closed off Russian diplomatic properties in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and New York City, that appeared to be a threat to American security
6. Trump led the world in expelling Russian diplomats after the nerve agent attack in the UK. Expelled 60 Russian diplomats from U.S. soil.
Belatedly.
Putin had a ‘hold on Trump,’ retired general HR McMaster wrote in his memoir
www.the-independent.com
7. Trump lambasted Russia for using oil to hold NATO’s Eastern European countries hostage. Trump underscored the dangers of those countries’ dependence on Russian oil, leading to their inability to criticize Russia the rest of the year
He didn’t mean it. in any case, that is no longer the case. Western Europe, seeing the obvious threar has moved quickly to abandon use of Russian oil and gas.
8. By ramping up US oil production, Trump made America #1 in the world in energy production, and our exports to Europe relieved them of being dependent on Russian oil.
Trump had no power to influence US oil production.
9. Trump sold Patriot missle defense system to Poland. Obama capitulated to Russia in 2010 by removing missile launchers in Poland
The deal was made a year before Trump became President.
Poland announces a major deal to buy Patriot surface-to-air missiles from the US, amid rising tensions with Russia over the Ukraine crisis.
www.bbc.com
10. No Red line in Syria..........they were actually hit by Trump
Seriously????
11. Trump pressured NATO allies, and they're spending $69 billion more on defense since 2016
This too served Moscow’s purpose.
First of all, Trump made no attempt to call for increased spending through diplomatic channels. Instead, he demanded it on social media as a candidate. As President, he continued his attacks, and hs his base believing that the rest of NATO ignored him. The epidose taught the other NATO members that the US was an unreliable and untrustworthy ally.
Trump proved them right.
12. Trump sanctioned Nord Stream 2
He didn’t. Biden did, in 2022, I documented that elsewhere in this thread.
13. Trump sold anti-tank weapons to Ukraine (Obama gave them blankets)
Congress approved that sale, and Trump sat on them for a year and a half, until he was shamed into releasing them when his scheme to blackmail Zelinsky became public.
A Trumpster confirmed this earlier in this thread,
14. Trump withdrew from INF treaty
Yes, he did.
abcnews.go.com
www.bbc.com
