Former President Donald Trump has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin’s incursion into Ukraine as genius.
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to send Russian troops into Ukraine to support Russian-backed separatists in the Luhansk and Donetsk provinces. InĀ an appearanceĀ on the right-wing talk radio program “The Buck Sexton Show,” Trump broke his conspicuous silence on the crisis to applaud the Russian dictator.
“This is genius,” he said of Putin’s decision on Monday to officially recognize the breakaway provinces and authorize the use of Russian military personnel to assist them. “So Putin is now saying itās independent ā a large section of Ukraine. I said, how smart is that? And heās gonna go in and be a peacekeeper. We could use that on our southern border. Thatās the strongest peace force Iāve ever seen. There were more army tanks than Iāve ever seen. Theyāre gonna keep peace, all right.”