DeSantis Downplays Russian Military Power Hours After Finland’s PM Warns Putin Is ‘Threat to All of Europe’ https://www.mediaite.com/tv/desanti...ds-pm-warns-putin-is-threat-to-all-of-europe/ Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and the prime minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, gave dueling interviews just hours apart and offered two very different messages on the threat Russia poses to the rest of Europe as it further escalates its brutal invasion of Ukraine. DeSantis joined Fox & Friends early Monday morning and was asked by co-host Lisa Boothe about continued U.S. military aid for Ukraine and where he sees the war going. “I think a lot of Americans are asking, you know, how much more money, how much more time, how much more human suffering?” Boothe asked DeSantis, who joined the program as news of President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Kyiv broke. “Well, they have effectively a blank check policy with no clear, strategic objective identified. And these things can escalate. And I don’t think it’s in our interests to be getting into a proxy war with China, getting involved over things like the borderlands or over Crimea,” DeSantis replied. “So, I think it would behoove them to identify what is the strategic objective that they’re trying to achieve. But just saying it’s an open-ended blank check, that is not acceptable,” the Republican concluded. “So, Governor, what does a win look like for us in Ukraine, for Ukraine?” Steve Doocy followed up. “Well, I think it’s important to point out, I mean, you know, the fear of kind of Russia going into NATO countries and all of that and steamrolling, you know, that has not even come close to happening. I think they’ve shown themselves to be a third-rate military power,” DeSantis replied, adding: I think they’ve suffered tremendous, tremendous losses. I got to think that the people in Russia are probably disapproving of what’s going on. I don’t think they can speak up about it for obvious reasons. So I think Russia has been really, really wounded here. And I don’t think that they are the same threat to our country, even though they’re hostile. I don’t think they’re on the same level as China. Marin, 37, spoke with CBS’s 60 Minutes in an interview that aired Sunday night and gave a very different view of how she perceives the Russian threat. “I don’t think that Vladimir Putin is someone that you can reason with. I think his actions are very emotional and it’s based on some kind of feeling of history and greatness of Russia. They see Ukraine as part of Russia, and they think that they have the right to attack another independent country,” Marin replied. “Do you think that as we sit here right now that Russia poses a threat to Finland?” asked Sharyn Alfonsi. “I think Russia poses a threat to all of Europe. They are attacking another country. They are killing civilians. They are demolishing infrastructure. Russia poses a threat to all of us. And that’s why we have to make sure that Ukraine will win,” Marin concluded. Under Marin’s leadership, Finland has applied to join NATO and has been a vocal supporter of military aid to Ukraine, warning that her country could also be in Putin’s crosshairs if he defeats Ukraine. Watch the full clip above. (Video in article)
Tucker: People used to say Trump was stupid, but he was actually a genius who bedazzled the world with his gagging sounds when kneeling in front of Putin.
I know that movie title, but am having trouble recalling it. Just got it...Human Centipede. Great film, but a bit rough for the kiddos.
Trump attacks US for offending Kim Jong Un with training exercises: 'He feels threatened' Former President Donald Trump early on Wednesday morning attacked the governments of the United States and South Korea for holding joint military training exercises that he said would offend North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. "Kim Jung Un (sic) of North Korea, who I got to know and got along with very well during my years as President, is not happy with the U.S. and South Korea doing big training and air exercises together," Trump complained. "He feels threatened." Among other things, Trump said that he and Kim "fell in love" when they met, and he boasted about having a "very, very good relationship" with him.
Well, what are these sneering traitors supposed to do, bite the hand that fills their bank accounts? GOP attacks on Biden's Ukraine visit are worse than partisanship — they really want Russia to win https://www.salon.com/2023/02/22/on...e-than-partisanship--they-really-want-to-win/
Victims of Putin's oppression explain to Russian propagandist Elon Musk who is actually pushing the Ukraine war. Elon Musk mocked for claiming ‘no one’ pushing Ukraine war more than US diplomat: ‘Putin for example?’ Nuland called for demilitarisation of Russia-annexed Crimea https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/elon-musk-victoria-nuland-ukraine-war-russia-b2287829.html Elon Musk has been criticised by Twitter users after he accused US under secretary of state for political affairs Victoria Nuland of warmongering in the Ukraine invasion. The chief executive of Tesla, Twitter and SpaceX weighed in on the Ukraine crisis on Wednesday after controversial psychologist Jordan Peterson shared a Newsweek story carrying a Russian journalist’s remarks critical of the US. Russian journalist Igor Korotchenko claimed on state TV that the US had declared war against his country, said the Newsweek article. The journalist slammed the White House for its support for Ukrainian strikes in the peninsula that was annexed by Russia in 2014. The report also carried Ms Nuland’s comments on Crimea that said the US wanted the peninsula to be demilitarised and that it supported Ukrainian attacks on military targets there. “No matter what the Ukrainians decide about Crimea in terms of where they choose to fight etcetera, Ukraine is not going to be safe unless Crimea is at a minimum, at a minimum, demilitarised,” Ms Nuland had told the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington. “Nobody is pushing this war more than Nuland,” the outspoken Twitter chief said in his reply to Jordan Peterson. The comments were criticised on Mr Musk’s own platform, including by some Russian users. “Putin, for example. No?” said Russian politician and lawyer Ivan Zhdanov. Leonid Volkov, chief of staff to Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny, also waded into the fray. “Nobody is pushing this war but Putin,” he said. Former Canadian diplomat and minister Chris Alexander called Mr Musk’s comments disinformation “marching orders arriving from Moscow” and called him “a truly pathetic shill”. Louise Daphne Mensch, a British blogger and novelist, lashed out at Mr Musk “for letting fools embarrass you”. “This morning you tweeted about how a totally FAKE ‘news article’ screenshot, no link, by one of your cronies, about the US and the WHO was ‘concerning’. Why do you let these people make an idiot out of you?” she said. Earlier this month, Mr Musk was called out for restricting the availability of his Starlink satellite high-speed broadband service to Ukraine. He said “we are not allowing Starlink to be used for long-range drone strikes” and later said “Starlink is meant for peaceful use only”. After Mr Putin’s forces relentlessly targeted Ukraine’s telecommunications infrastructure with missile strikes, Kyiv started using SpaceX’s technology as a source of uninterrupted, independent and secure internet access, enabling lines of communication to remain open with its troops on the frontline of the conflict in the south and east. It led to US secretary of state Antony Blinken to hold a conversation with Mr Musk about the use of Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine.