Republicans have been softening their stance on Russia ever since Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election following Russian hacking of his Democratic opponents.

At about 2 a.m. last Tuesday, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin stood on the Senate floor and explained why he opposed sending more aid to help Ukraine fend off the invasion launched in 2022 by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“I don’t like this reality,” Johnson said. “Vladimir Putin is an evil war criminal.” But he quickly added: “Vladimir Putin will not lose this war.”

That argument — that the Russian president cannot be stopped so there’s no point in using American taxpayer dollars against him — marks a new stage in the Republican Party’s growing acceptance of Russian expansionism in the age of Donald Trump.

  • GRENADE_MAGNET@lemmy.world
    481·
    10 months ago

    Why is our military so huge? Why have we spent Trillions over decades?

    In part to counter Russia for sure.

    Now we have an opportunity to proxy war the shit out of them without risking American lives while preventing possibly worse escalation down the road should they win in Ukraine all while using old munitions and equipment that would be decommissioned anyway while increasing production at home and . . .

    GOP: Nah

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    292·
    10 months ago

    Imagine if Saint Reagan was told that in 2024, his party would be all about supporting a Russia run by a former KGB officer.

  • Binthinkin@kbin.social
    81·
    10 months ago

    These scumbags NEED to work for Russia otherwise it’s prison or death.

    So you all better get to getting your voices heard or we have them to rule over us and nobody wants that.

    Text resist to 50409 and tell Congress to pass Ukraine aid now!