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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump to "encourage" Putin to change behavior
NATO Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison: Trump to "encourage" Putin to change behavior"I think the president will encourage Vladimir Putin to start changing their behavior to be -- we'd like for Russia to be an ally, a trading partner. But right now, we have sanctions against Russia because of their malign influence and the things they're doing that are very disruptive -- trying to divide our alliance Hutchison told "Face the Nation" on Sunday.
Hutchison, a former senator, said Russia continues to "sow discontent and even false information" over social media in an attempt to divide allied nations. But she said NATO should continue to talk to Russia to "try to bring them in the tent instead of just constantly seeing them do these things that are attempting to disrupt us."
Hutchison said the U.S. would continue to "stand behind" the Ukrainian people when asked about Mr. Trump's recent comments about the Russian annexation of Crimea.
"I think that our alliance is very solid and including all of the efforts that the United States is making to shore up the sovereignty of the Ukraine. The Ukraine people -- they stood very tall in their really peaceful revolution, is what it was at Maidan. They have stood strong for their sovereignty and their right of self-governance. And we are standing behind them on that. And there is no -- there's no light between any of our allies on that very important issue," said Hutchison.
She added, "There are so many areas where they (Russians) are working against the interests of freedom and democracies and peace in the world. And it's a big part of our deterrence effort to keep them from taking over sovereign nations as they did in the Ukraine when they took Crimea in 2014."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nato-ambassador-kay-bailey-hutchison-on-face-the-nation-says-trump-to-encourage-putin-to-change-behavior/
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Trump to "encourage" Putin to change behavior (Original Post)
left-of-center2012
Jul 2018
OP
At this juncture, they have to be incredibly stupid to think that excuse will
Baitball Blogger
Jul 2018
#6
sakabatou
(42,082 posts)1. AHAHAHAHAH!
That's rich. Trump is Putin's play toy.
Initech
(99,912 posts)2. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... like that's going to stop him!
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)3. LOLOLOLOL!!!!
Yes, His Base Is That Stupid To Believe This Shit.
spanone
(135,632 posts)4. That's gold, Jerry! Gold!
greatauntoftriplets
(175,694 posts)5. Oy.
Baitball Blogger
(46,573 posts)6. At this juncture, they have to be incredibly stupid to think that excuse will
resonate with us.
MontanaMama
(23,238 posts)7. I'm waiting for the presser
where they break the news that Dotard made a deal and the US belongs to Putin and not to worry because Putins fine.
Sneederbunk
(14,207 posts)8. Is Trump through encouraging Kim yet?
dalton99a
(81,065 posts)9. Putin: "Yes, Mr. President Trump. Whatever you say. You're the boss!"
Volaris
(10,260 posts)10. SMDH...there's a mechanism for that at the NationState level..
IT'S CALLED 'SANCTIONS', you worthless orange twit.
Trump's a conman, and that's a problem. But it's a problem thats exponentially compounded by the fact that he's not even competent enough at that to know when he's being taken for a Mark, it seems.
There are sooooooo many words that I can't type without getting in trouble lol
roamer65
(36,739 posts)11. Fuck Russia and Fuck Putin.
KGB scumbag.