Retired Military Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman on Sunday accused allies of former President Donald Trump of "fanning flames" and inspiring Russia to invade Ukraine amid escalating tensions within the area.
"These individuals and a substantial amount of the GOP management could have blood on their palms. They're fanning flames, encouraging Putin to assault Ukraine," Vindman tweeted. "Putin and his regime understand alternatives as a result of such fools recommend the U.S. is weak, divided, and distracted."
Alongside together with his assertion, he shared a video of Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene falsely claiming that Hillary Clinton acquired nearly all of her monetary donations from Ukraine throughout her presidential run in 2016.
These individuals and a substantial amount of the GOP management could have blood on their palms. They’re fanning flames, encouraging Putin to assault Ukraine. Putin and his regime understand alternatives as a result of such fools recommend the U.S. is weak, divided, and distracted. https://t.co/OCmnjFadQb
— Alexander S. Vindman (@AVindman) February 20, 2022
The Georgia Republican made the remarks throughout a rally in Texas on Friday, wherein she complained about ongoing U.S. involvement as fears of a burgeoning conflict between Russian and Ukraine proceed to develop.
"They'd fairly speak about Russia, Russia, Russia and Ukraine, and speak about attainable conflict, then speak about the actual reality that Ukraine—do not forget this—was the primary donor to Hillary Clinton when she was working for president," Greene said.
Vindman's suggestion that the GOP is making a divisive local weather across the Russia-Ukraine battle comes as a number of different Republicans lately complained that President Joe Biden has both been too "weak" with Russia or too centered on the difficulty. Analysts have famous that such blended messaging throughout the GOP has put a pressure on Biden's try and sign a united entrance in opposition to Russia's aggression.
Republican Senate candidate JD Vance, a Trump supporter working for workplace in Ohio, mentioned Friday that he would not "actually care what occurs to Ukraine a method or one other" and that he's "sick" of Biden's involvement.
Elsewhere, conservative leaders similar to Fox Information host Tucker Carlson and political commentator Candace Owens have accused Biden of needlessly stoking tensions within the area, and even urged that the U.S. ought to facet with Putin.
Final month, Democratic Consultant Tom Malinowski mentioned that his workplace was inundated with calls from Carlson viewers who informed him the U.S. needs to be supporting Russia's "cheap" positions. In the meantime, Owens urged this week that U.S'. largest international coverage concern is anti COVID-19 mandate protests happening in Canada, fairly than issues that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could possibly be imminent.
"STOP speaking about Russia. Ship American troops to Canada to take care of the tyrannical reign of Justin Trudeau Castro," Owens tweeted Friday.
Vindman's assertion on GOP messaging additionally got here after Biden mentioned Friday he is "satisfied" Putin has made the choice to spark a conflict within the area, and that Russian troops could invade the nation within the coming days. Previously a number of weeks, Putin has amassed as many as 190,000 troops alongside the Ukraine border.
The U.S. has tried a number of diplomatic negotiations with Putin as a way to keep away from a worsening battle, however such talks haven't appeared to ease tensions. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have warned there can be extreme financial penalties in opposition to Moscow within the occasion of an assault.
"We'll impose far-reaching monetary sanctions and export controls. We'll goal Russia's monetary establishments and key industries. And we are going to goal those that are complicit and people who support and abet this unprovoked invasion," Harris mentioned on Saturday.
"Make no mistake; the imposition of those sweeping and coordinated measures will inflict nice harm on those that should be held accountable," she added.
Vindman beforehand served underneath Trump's administration and supplied key testimony relating to the previous president's involvement with Ukraine throughout Home impeachment proceedings in 2019. Earlier this month, Vindman filed a lawsuit in opposition to Donald Trump Jr., Trump advisor Rudy Giuliani and different former White Home officers, accusing them of "illegal intimidation and retaliation" after he gave his testimony.
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