Trump called Putin "smart" in a radio interview with "The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show" on Tuesday, after the Russian president gave a speech that laid out his justification for Russia's move into Ukraine. "I said, 'This is genius.' Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine of Ukraine. Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that's wonderful. So Putin is now saying it's independent, a large section of Ukraine. I said, 'How smart is that?' And he's going to go in and be a peacekeeper."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-ted-cruz-biden-mistakes/
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Bob Unruh March 14, 2023
DeSantis stuns establishment with position close to Trump on Ukraine
Says 'a territorial dispute' is not in America's national interest
 By Bob Unruh
Published March 14, 2023

Trump is calling for peace in Europe and regime change here in the United States.
His comments were part of the responses obtained by Fox News' Tucker Carlson when he asked all of the GOP presidential hopefuls for their perspectives on Ukraine.
The Gateway Pundit reported that Nikki Haley, John Bolton, Mike Pompeo, Asa Hutchison and Chris Sununu chose not to respond. But those who did included Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Gov. Kristi Noem, Greg Abbott, Sen. Tim Scott, former Gov. Chris Christie and Ohio businessman Vivek Ramaswamy.
The report explained, "President Trump called for peace in Europe (but not at any price) and for regime change at home. Pence supports (but no blank check) Ukraine so as to stop Russia’s ambitions and set an example for China. DeSantis stunned the establishment by spelling out a position close to Trump’s, saying of the U.S. national interest 'a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of them.'"
Trump openly blamed the weakness of Joe Biden for the Ukraine turmoil.
"The sad fact is that, due to a new lack of respect for the U.S., caused at least partially by our incompetently handled pullout from Afghanistan, and a very poor choice of words by Biden in explaining U.S. requests and intentions (Biden’s first statement was that Russia could have some of Ukraine, no problem!)—This appears to be a major lie from wnd.com, see 3 below where it is Trump who has so intensely wavered on Ukraine, not Biden at all. -r.
1 [by President Biden
2-23-22, The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces. President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering. Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia accountable.
I will be monitoring the situation from the White House this evening and will continue to get regular updates from my national security team. Tomorrow I will meet with my G7 counterparts in the morning and then speak to the American people to announce the further consequences the United States and our Allies and partners will impose on Russia for this needless act of aggression against Ukraine and global peace and security. We will also coordinate with our NATO Allies to ensure a strong, united response that deters any aggression against the Alliance. Tonight Jill and I are praying for the brave and proud people of Ukraine.] 
2[President Biden planned to talk about infrastructure on the anniversary of his inauguration. But first he had to clean up some comments he had made about Russia and Ukraine.
On Wednesday Biden had predicted Russia would invade Ukraine but suggested there was a split among NATO members about how to respond if Moscow took action that stopped short of sending its troops across the border — something Biden referred to as a "minor incursion." He said:
"I think what you're going to see is that Russia will be held accountable if it invades. And it depends on what it does. It's one thing if it's a minor incursion and then we end up having a fight about what to do and not do."
The president's unusually frank comments came at a delicate time. U.S. and European officials are working to find a diplomatic way to end tensions after months of Russian troop movements around the Russia-Ukraine border.
They immediately raised alarms at home — and overseas. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Twitter that there was no such thing as "minor incursions."
The uproar left White House officials spending the one-year anniversary of Biden's time in office doing a lot of damage control.
We want to remind the great powers that there are no minor incursions and small nations. Just as there are no minor casualties and little grief from the loss of loved ones. I say this as the President of a great power Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) January 20, 2022
The White House quickly issued a walk-back
Shortly after Biden wrapped up his press conference, his press secretary Jen Psaki issued a statement trying to explain what he meant:
"If any Russian military forces move across the Ukrainian border, that's a renewed invasion, and it will be met with a swift, severe and united response from the United States and our allies."
She said that "aggression short of military action" like cyberattacks and paramilitary hits "will be met with a decisive, reciprocal, and united response."
On Thursday morning, the president began an unrelated infrastructure event seeking to fix the fallout and clarify his stance.
"If any — any — assembled Russian units move across the Ukrainian border, that is an invasion," Biden said, adding that it would result in a "severe and coordinated economic response" that he has discussed with allies.
3[Ted Cruz says Russia is invading Ukraine because of Biden's "enormous" mistakes
By Kathryn Watson
February 25, 2022 CBS News
Republican Senator Ted Cruz on Thursday said Russia is invading Ukraine "because of enormous mistakes that the Biden administration has made."
"What we're seeing right now is the most serious military conflict in Europe since World War II," Cruz told CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa on Thursday. "It is devastating, and unfortunately, I expect it's likely to get worse before it gets better. What is frustrating is that what is happening right now was entirely avoidable. The reason that Russia is invading Ukraine is because of enormous mistakes that the Biden administration has made, and two in particular."
In particular, Cruz, who was interviewed by Costa at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida, blamed the president's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan last summer, claiming it made the Oval Office look weak to America's enemies. He also pointed to the president's earlier decision to waive sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that would bring natural gas from Russia to Germany. Russia has long wanted to remake the old Soviet Union, but Cruz argued recent Biden administration actions have made that dream easier.
"President Biden made a political decision to surrender to Putin, to waive sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which is what has facilitated this invasion," he said.
Mr. Biden lifted sanctions on Nord Stream 2 last year, and Cruz placed a hold on the president's State Department nominees until this week, when the president
imposed sanctions on the company constructing the pipeline and its leadership. Germany announced it would halt Nord Stream 2 earlier this week amid heavy international pressure, but Cruz argued Russia needs to hear with certainty the pipeline will never be used. "The way to stop the invasion is for Russia to believe that they will not be able to get their gas to Europe if they continue this invasion. And the only way to do that is impose the sanctions, and Joe Biden just did that finally, but now the problem is Putin doesn't believe those sanctions will stay," Cruz said.
Still "there may be nothing" that stops Putin's invasion at this point," Cruz said.
Moving forward, Cruz said sanctions "should include every tool we have," and he added that "under no circumstances should American troops be fighting Russians in Ukraine."
Given the chance, Cruz declined to directly criticize Trump's comments about Putin and Russia in recent days.
"His rhetoric I — with some regularity — disagree with," Cruz said of Trump but added that when it comes to Russia-related policy, Trump was superior to Mr. Biden. the bloody and expensive assault began, and continues to this day," he said.
He then said it needs to end. "Start by telling Europe that they must pay at least equal to what the U.S. is paying to help Ukraine. They must also pay us, retroactively, the difference. At a staggering 125 billion dollars, we are paying 4 to 5 times more, and this fight is far more important for Europe than it is for the U.S. Next, tell Ukraine that there will be little more money coming from us UNLESS RUSSIA CONTINUES TO PROSECUTE THE WAR." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-ted-cruz-biden-mistakes/]
"Let there be no doubt at all if Putin makes this choice, Russia will pay a heavy price," Biden said. But he also said the United States needed to be prepared for other scenarios beyond overt military tactics, such as paramilitary operations or cyber attacks.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Berlin, meeting with allies. He plans to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday.
Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan spoke about the situation with top officials from nine allies on NATO's eastern flank, and his counterpart in Japan, the White House said. "We have been in touch at a high level with Ukrainian officials and leaders," Psaki told reporters at the White House on Thursday.
She also spent time explaining Biden's comments on major U.S. television networks.
Psaki confirmed during Thursday's press briefing that paramilitary and cyber attacks would be considered "minor incursions" and said "we need to be prepared for a range of scenarios, and we have a range of tools and tactics at our disposal."
She insisted the White House's intention was not to diminish the efforts of previous administrations to treat cyberwarfare as a threat that is as dangerous as physical military invasions — though she would not say what kind of response a Russian cyber hit would receive.
Psaki downplayed the specter of a NATO split:
"On NATO what he was conveying is that we have been focused in ensuring that we remain united with NATO. Now united doesn't mean that everything will be identical — it means we're united in taking action should they decide to invade." https://www.npr.org/2022/01/20/1074466148/biden-russia-ukraine-minor-incursion]
https://www.wnd.com/2023/03/desantis-stuns-establishment-position-close-trump-ukraine/
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Wall Street insiders split the Republican Party vote in 1912 election between "Independent" Theodore Roosevelt and Rep. Taft and so managed to get in their own man Woodrow Wilson who then signed into law the Federal Reserve Act just before Christmas 1913. Looks like a similar scheme now. cunning and stealth, yes. -r.
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