What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden?

[excalibur]

Well, we know that Hunter got millions from the wife of the former mayor of Moscow a while back.

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.​

Only a few months ago, the Biden administration argued that Nord Stream 2, a proposed natural-gas pipeline running from Russia to Germany, was “a bad deal” that “exposes Ukraine and Central Europe.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki had noted at the time that any new pipeline carrying the fossil fuel on the continent “goes against Europe’s own stated energy and security goals.”

This week, Axios reports that President Biden is set to waive sanctions against a major company building the pipeline — as well as its CEO, Matthias Warnig, a former Stasi agent and a Putin, er, associate. Setting aside a debate over the usefulness of waivers, the muted reaction to the lifting of sanctions once again exposes that the Russian collusion hysteria that enveloped the media and political conversation for nearly five years was a contrived effort to spin a lie.

The Democrats have shamelessly fluctuated on Russian policy. And it is not only that many of the same officials crafting Biden’s foreign policy mocked Mitt Romney for warning about Russian geopolitical threats. Even before Obama asked Vladimir Putin’s flunky Dmitry Medvedev to “transmit” his promise “to Vladimir” about “flexibility” on missile defense, the United States had already canceled the sale of American missile-defense systems to our allies in Poland and the Czech Republic. It was Obama who spent two years trying to kill the Magnitsky Act. It was Obama who allowed Russia to operate with impunity in Syria to protect the prospects of the Iran deal. It was Joe Biden, not Comrade Trump, who championed the “reset” and capitulated to Russia on accession to the World Trade Organization. “President Obama has made Russia’s W.T.O. membership a top priority for U.S.-Russia relations in 2011,” the White House explained.

All of this was forgotten when the media decided that American democracy had been stolen by a smattering of Facebook ads and some Twitter bots. As this went on, the Trump administration opened up the sale of lethal weapons to Ukraine — including anti-tank missiles. It was Trump who reinstated Patriot-missile defense-system sales to Eastern Europe and continued to impose sanctions and other measures. It was Trump who refused to extend a one-sided arms-control agreement. Biden is now seeking a five-year extension.

Now, perhaps it’s in the best interests of Germany to build a natural-gas pipeline and in our best interests to stay out of Europe’s energy decisions. I tend to think so. If Germany is comfortable securing fuel from a Russian kleptocracy, who are we, a nation now willing to empower the theocratic oil-producing regime in Iran, to lecture them?​

What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden? | National Review

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.

www.nationalreview.com

 

[toobfreak]

What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden?​

From what I've been able to garner,

• About ten years.
• About 40% greater popularity.
• About 70% greater success.
• About 130% greater muscle mass.
• About 5X the competence.
• About 10X the memory recall and speaking ability.
• And about 40 more points along the IQ curve.

 

[konradv]

Well, we know that Hunter got millions from the wife of the former mayor of Moscow a while back.

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.​

​

Only a few months ago, the Biden administration argued that Nord Stream 2, a proposed natural-gas pipeline running from Russia to Germany, was “a bad deal” that “exposes Ukraine and Central Europe.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki had noted at the time that any new pipeline carrying the fossil fuel on the continent “goes against Europe’s own stated energy and security goals.”​

​

This week, Axios reports that President Biden is set to waive sanctions against a major company building the pipeline — as well as its CEO, Matthias Warnig, a former Stasi agent and a Putin, er, associate. Setting aside a debate over the usefulness of waivers, the muted reaction to the lifting of sanctions once again exposes that the Russian collusion hysteria that enveloped the media and political conversation for nearly five years was a contrived effort to spin a lie.​

​

The Democrats have shamelessly fluctuated on Russian policy. And it is not only that many of the same officials crafting Biden’s foreign policy mocked Mitt Romney for warning about Russian geopolitical threats. Even before Obama asked Vladimir Putin’s flunky Dmitry Medvedev to “transmit” his promise “to Vladimir” about “flexibility” on missile defense, the United States had already canceled the sale of American missile-defense systems to our allies in Poland and the Czech Republic. It was Obama who spent two years trying to kill the Magnitsky Act. It was Obama who allowed Russia to operate with impunity in Syria to protect the prospects of the Iran deal. It was Joe Biden, not Comrade Trump, who championed the “reset” and capitulated to Russia on accession to the World Trade Organization. “President Obama has made Russia’s W.T.O. membership a top priority for U.S.-Russia relations in 2011,” the White House explained.​

​

All of this was forgotten when the media decided that American democracy had been stolen by a smattering of Facebook ads and some Twitter bots. As this went on, the Trump administration opened up the sale of lethal weapons to Ukraine — including anti-tank missiles. It was Trump who reinstated Patriot-missile defense-system sales to Eastern Europe and continued to impose sanctions and other measures. It was Trump who refused to extend a one-sided arms-control agreement. Biden is now seeking a five-year extension.​

​

Now, perhaps it’s in the best interests of Germany to build a natural-gas pipeline and in our best interests to stay out of Europe’s energy decisions. I tend to think so. If Germany is comfortable securing fuel from a Russian kleptocracy, who are we, a nation now willing to empower the theocratic oil-producing regime in Iran, to lecture them?​

What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden? | National Review

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.

www.nationalreview.com

So, is it Russia or China? Whatever, it's appears to be just more garbage from the FAKE NEWS factory.

 

[occupied]

If Putin had anything on Biden he would have put it right in Trump's sweaty little hands during the campaign.

 

[Yarddog]

If Putin had anything on Biden he would have put it right in Trump's sweaty little hands during the campaign.

Still waiting to hear how Putin profited from Trump being elected president

 

[LuckyDuck]

Well, we know that Hunter got millions from the wife of the former mayor of Moscow a while back.

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.​

​

Only a few months ago, the Biden administration argued that Nord Stream 2, a proposed natural-gas pipeline running from Russia to Germany, was “a bad deal” that “exposes Ukraine and Central Europe.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki had noted at the time that any new pipeline carrying the fossil fuel on the continent “goes against Europe’s own stated energy and security goals.”​

​

This week, Axios reports that President Biden is set to waive sanctions against a major company building the pipeline — as well as its CEO, Matthias Warnig, a former Stasi agent and a Putin, er, associate. Setting aside a debate over the usefulness of waivers, the muted reaction to the lifting of sanctions once again exposes that the Russian collusion hysteria that enveloped the media and political conversation for nearly five years was a contrived effort to spin a lie.​

​

The Democrats have shamelessly fluctuated on Russian policy. And it is not only that many of the same officials crafting Biden’s foreign policy mocked Mitt Romney for warning about Russian geopolitical threats. Even before Obama asked Vladimir Putin’s flunky Dmitry Medvedev to “transmit” his promise “to Vladimir” about “flexibility” on missile defense, the United States had already canceled the sale of American missile-defense systems to our allies in Poland and the Czech Republic. It was Obama who spent two years trying to kill the Magnitsky Act. It was Obama who allowed Russia to operate with impunity in Syria to protect the prospects of the Iran deal. It was Joe Biden, not Comrade Trump, who championed the “reset” and capitulated to Russia on accession to the World Trade Organization. “President Obama has made Russia’s W.T.O. membership a top priority for U.S.-Russia relations in 2011,” the White House explained.​

​

All of this was forgotten when the media decided that American democracy had been stolen by a smattering of Facebook ads and some Twitter bots. As this went on, the Trump administration opened up the sale of lethal weapons to Ukraine — including anti-tank missiles. It was Trump who reinstated Patriot-missile defense-system sales to Eastern Europe and continued to impose sanctions and other measures. It was Trump who refused to extend a one-sided arms-control agreement. Biden is now seeking a five-year extension.​

​

Now, perhaps it’s in the best interests of Germany to build a natural-gas pipeline and in our best interests to stay out of Europe’s energy decisions. I tend to think so. If Germany is comfortable securing fuel from a Russian kleptocracy, who are we, a nation now willing to empower the theocratic oil-producing regime in Iran, to lecture them?​

What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden? | National Review

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.

www.nationalreview.com

I've long said that all the vitriol spewed on Trump being in league with Russia, was a "red-herring" and that the former Democrat Party, which is actually now, a Socialist Party, will really show themselves to be in league with the Chinese and Russians, as China is Socialist and Russia always aligns with Socialist nations.

 

[White 6]

Well, we know that Hunter got millions from the wife of the former mayor of Moscow a while back.

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.​

​

Only a few months ago, the Biden administration argued that Nord Stream 2, a proposed natural-gas pipeline running from Russia to Germany, was “a bad deal” that “exposes Ukraine and Central Europe.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki had noted at the time that any new pipeline carrying the fossil fuel on the continent “goes against Europe’s own stated energy and security goals.”​

​

This week, Axios reports that President Biden is set to waive sanctions against a major company building the pipeline — as well as its CEO, Matthias Warnig, a former Stasi agent and a Putin, er, associate. Setting aside a debate over the usefulness of waivers, the muted reaction to the lifting of sanctions once again exposes that the Russian collusion hysteria that enveloped the media and political conversation for nearly five years was a contrived effort to spin a lie.​

​

The Democrats have shamelessly fluctuated on Russian policy. And it is not only that many of the same officials crafting Biden’s foreign policy mocked Mitt Romney for warning about Russian geopolitical threats. Even before Obama asked Vladimir Putin’s flunky Dmitry Medvedev to “transmit” his promise “to Vladimir” about “flexibility” on missile defense, the United States had already canceled the sale of American missile-defense systems to our allies in Poland and the Czech Republic. It was Obama who spent two years trying to kill the Magnitsky Act. It was Obama who allowed Russia to operate with impunity in Syria to protect the prospects of the Iran deal. It was Joe Biden, not Comrade Trump, who championed the “reset” and capitulated to Russia on accession to the World Trade Organization. “President Obama has made Russia’s W.T.O. membership a top priority for U.S.-Russia relations in 2011,” the White House explained.​

​

All of this was forgotten when the media decided that American democracy had been stolen by a smattering of Facebook ads and some Twitter bots. As this went on, the Trump administration opened up the sale of lethal weapons to Ukraine — including anti-tank missiles. It was Trump who reinstated Patriot-missile defense-system sales to Eastern Europe and continued to impose sanctions and other measures. It was Trump who refused to extend a one-sided arms-control agreement. Biden is now seeking a five-year extension.​

​

Now, perhaps it’s in the best interests of Germany to build a natural-gas pipeline and in our best interests to stay out of Europe’s energy decisions. I tend to think so. If Germany is comfortable securing fuel from a Russian kleptocracy, who are we, a nation now willing to empower the theocratic oil-producing regime in Iran, to lecture them?​

What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden? | National Review

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.

www.nationalreview.com

Probably has nothing in him. I thought you were close to my age or at least in your 50s. U.S. Presidents don't get everything they like. It ain't that kind of planet. No ruler of the globe exists or ever has. Germany, from what I understand wants the pipeline and none of it is in our country. Hard to tell Germany, "No you can't have it" if it doesn't come across American soil.

 

[Burgermeister]

If Putin had anything on Biden he would have put it right in Trump's sweaty little hands during the campaign.

As opposed to having something on the President? Brilliant point.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

So, is it Russia or China? Whatever, it's appears to be just more garbage from the FAKE NEWS factory.

Kind of like what you guys say about Trump and Putin?

 

[edthecynic]

Well, we know that Hunter got millions from the wife of the former mayor of Moscow a while back.

You don't know shit!
And national review is FAKE NEWS!

 

[edthecynic]

What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden?​

From what I've been able to garner,

• About ten years.
• About 40% greater popularity.
• About 70% greater success.
• About 130% greater muscle mass.
• About 5X the competence.
• About 10X the memory recall and speaking ability.
• And about 40 more points along the IQ curve.

Another America-hating Putin-lover.
Go back to Russia where you came from.

 

[occupied]

If Putin had anything on Biden he would have put it right in Trump's sweaty little hands during the campaign.

Still waiting to hear how Putin profited from Trump being elected president

Look at the far right. They think the US government needs to be destroyed and our European alliances abandoned. Putin had a hand in creating that with the propaganda the Russians continue to pump into right wing media. He is looking to diminish our power in his sphere of influence. It is only through the amazing forbearance of our allies that it didn't really pan out. Putin is still the only person in the world Trump has never trashed in his usual fashion.

 

[LuckyDuck]

I've long said

And you have long been an idiot!

Aahh, insults, the last refuge of someone losing an argument.

 

[Rye Catcher]

Well, we know that Hunter got millions from the wife of the former mayor of Moscow a while back.

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.​

​

Only a few months ago, the Biden administration argued that Nord Stream 2, a proposed natural-gas pipeline running from Russia to Germany, was “a bad deal” that “exposes Ukraine and Central Europe.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki had noted at the time that any new pipeline carrying the fossil fuel on the continent “goes against Europe’s own stated energy and security goals.”​

​

This week, Axios reports that President Biden is set to waive sanctions against a major company building the pipeline — as well as its CEO, Matthias Warnig, a former Stasi agent and a Putin, er, associate. Setting aside a debate over the usefulness of waivers, the muted reaction to the lifting of sanctions once again exposes that the Russian collusion hysteria that enveloped the media and political conversation for nearly five years was a contrived effort to spin a lie.​

​

The Democrats have shamelessly fluctuated on Russian policy. And it is not only that many of the same officials crafting Biden’s foreign policy mocked Mitt Romney for warning about Russian geopolitical threats. Even before Obama asked Vladimir Putin’s flunky Dmitry Medvedev to “transmit” his promise “to Vladimir” about “flexibility” on missile defense, the United States had already canceled the sale of American missile-defense systems to our allies in Poland and the Czech Republic. It was Obama who spent two years trying to kill the Magnitsky Act. It was Obama who allowed Russia to operate with impunity in Syria to protect the prospects of the Iran deal. It was Joe Biden, not Comrade Trump, who championed the “reset” and capitulated to Russia on accession to the World Trade Organization. “President Obama has made Russia’s W.T.O. membership a top priority for U.S.-Russia relations in 2011,” the White House explained.​

​

All of this was forgotten when the media decided that American democracy had been stolen by a smattering of Facebook ads and some Twitter bots. As this went on, the Trump administration opened up the sale of lethal weapons to Ukraine — including anti-tank missiles. It was Trump who reinstated Patriot-missile defense-system sales to Eastern Europe and continued to impose sanctions and other measures. It was Trump who refused to extend a one-sided arms-control agreement. Biden is now seeking a five-year extension.​

​

Now, perhaps it’s in the best interests of Germany to build a natural-gas pipeline and in our best interests to stay out of Europe’s energy decisions. I tend to think so. If Germany is comfortable securing fuel from a Russian kleptocracy, who are we, a nation now willing to empower the theocratic oil-producing regime in Iran, to lecture them?​

What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden? | National Review

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.

www.nationalreview.com

Huh?

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

Well, we know that Hunter got millions from the wife of the former mayor of Moscow a while back.

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.​

​

Only a few months ago, the Biden administration argued that Nord Stream 2, a proposed natural-gas pipeline running from Russia to Germany, was “a bad deal” that “exposes Ukraine and Central Europe.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki had noted at the time that any new pipeline carrying the fossil fuel on the continent “goes against Europe’s own stated energy and security goals.”​

​

This week, Axios reports that President Biden is set to waive sanctions against a major company building the pipeline — as well as its CEO, Matthias Warnig, a former Stasi agent and a Putin, er, associate. Setting aside a debate over the usefulness of waivers, the muted reaction to the lifting of sanctions once again exposes that the Russian collusion hysteria that enveloped the media and political conversation for nearly five years was a contrived effort to spin a lie.​

​

The Democrats have shamelessly fluctuated on Russian policy. And it is not only that many of the same officials crafting Biden’s foreign policy mocked Mitt Romney for warning about Russian geopolitical threats. Even before Obama asked Vladimir Putin’s flunky Dmitry Medvedev to “transmit” his promise “to Vladimir” about “flexibility” on missile defense, the United States had already canceled the sale of American missile-defense systems to our allies in Poland and the Czech Republic. It was Obama who spent two years trying to kill the Magnitsky Act. It was Obama who allowed Russia to operate with impunity in Syria to protect the prospects of the Iran deal. It was Joe Biden, not Comrade Trump, who championed the “reset” and capitulated to Russia on accession to the World Trade Organization. “President Obama has made Russia’s W.T.O. membership a top priority for U.S.-Russia relations in 2011,” the White House explained.​

​

All of this was forgotten when the media decided that American democracy had been stolen by a smattering of Facebook ads and some Twitter bots. As this went on, the Trump administration opened up the sale of lethal weapons to Ukraine — including anti-tank missiles. It was Trump who reinstated Patriot-missile defense-system sales to Eastern Europe and continued to impose sanctions and other measures. It was Trump who refused to extend a one-sided arms-control agreement. Biden is now seeking a five-year extension.​

​

Now, perhaps it’s in the best interests of Germany to build a natural-gas pipeline and in our best interests to stay out of Europe’s energy decisions. I tend to think so. If Germany is comfortable securing fuel from a Russian kleptocracy, who are we, a nation now willing to empower the theocratic oil-producing regime in Iran, to lecture them?​

What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden? | National Review

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.

www.nationalreview.com

About 100 IQ points

 

[Dragonlady]

What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden?​

From what I've been able to garner,

• About ten years.
• About 40% greater popularity.
• About 70% greater success.
• About 130% greater muscle mass.
• About 5X the competence.
• About 10X the memory recall and speaking ability.
• And about 40 more points along the IQ curve.

Once again you demonstrate why it's impossible to believe you Putin lovers are Americans.

Putin is HATED in Russia. When you have to stifle opposition and murder your opponents, it isn't because you're "popular".

As for being a "success", Putin is an abject failure as a leader. His economy is in the crapper, and the people are suffering, which is why he has to stifle opposition. He has turned Russia into a criminal country. He is a dangerous and vicious autocrat and he's destroying what is left of Russia.

Putin isn't that smart. If he was, he would have done the job he would be working on behalf of the Russian people, not robbing them blind and stashing billions off-shore.

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden?​

From what I've been able to garner,

• About ten years.
• About 40% greater popularity.
• About 70% greater success.
• About 130% greater muscle mass.
• About 5X the competence.
• About 10X the memory recall and speaking ability.
• And about 40 more points along the IQ curve.

Translation: Putin's so dreamy

 

[surada]

Well, we know that Hunter got millions from the wife of the former mayor of Moscow a while back.

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.​

Only a few months ago, the Biden administration argued that Nord Stream 2, a proposed natural-gas pipeline running from Russia to Germany, was “a bad deal” that “exposes Ukraine and Central Europe.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki had noted at the time that any new pipeline carrying the fossil fuel on the continent “goes against Europe’s own stated energy and security goals.”

This week, Axios reports that President Biden is set to waive sanctions against a major company building the pipeline — as well as its CEO, Matthias Warnig, a former Stasi agent and a Putin, er, associate. Setting aside a debate over the usefulness of waivers, the muted reaction to the lifting of sanctions once again exposes that the Russian collusion hysteria that enveloped the media and political conversation for nearly five years was a contrived effort to spin a lie.

The Democrats have shamelessly fluctuated on Russian policy. And it is not only that many of the same officials crafting Biden’s foreign policy mocked Mitt Romney for warning about Russian geopolitical threats. Even before Obama asked Vladimir Putin’s flunky Dmitry Medvedev to “transmit” his promise “to Vladimir” about “flexibility” on missile defense, the United States had already canceled the sale of American missile-defense systems to our allies in Poland and the Czech Republic. It was Obama who spent two years trying to kill the Magnitsky Act. It was Obama who allowed Russia to operate with impunity in Syria to protect the prospects of the Iran deal. It was Joe Biden, not Comrade Trump, who championed the “reset” and capitulated to Russia on accession to the World Trade Organization. “President Obama has made Russia’s W.T.O. membership a top priority for U.S.-Russia relations in 2011,” the White House explained.

All of this was forgotten when the media decided that American democracy had been stolen by a smattering of Facebook ads and some Twitter bots. As this went on, the Trump administration opened up the sale of lethal weapons to Ukraine — including anti-tank missiles. It was Trump who reinstated Patriot-missile defense-system sales to Eastern Europe and continued to impose sanctions and other measures. It was Trump who refused to extend a one-sided arms-control agreement. Biden is now seeking a five-year extension.

Now, perhaps it’s in the best interests of Germany to build a natural-gas pipeline and in our best interests to stay out of Europe’s energy decisions. I tend to think so. If Germany is comfortable securing fuel from a Russian kleptocracy, who are we, a nation now willing to empower the theocratic oil-producing regime in Iran, to lecture them?​

What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden? | National Review

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.

www.nationalreview.com

Forcing the Europeans to buy more expensive natural gas from the US is a lousy idea. Biden has done the right thing.

 

[Colin norris]

Well, we know that Hunter got millions from the wife of the former mayor of Moscow a while back.

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.​

Only a few months ago, the Biden administration argued that Nord Stream 2, a proposed natural-gas pipeline running from Russia to Germany, was “a bad deal” that “exposes Ukraine and Central Europe.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki had noted at the time that any new pipeline carrying the fossil fuel on the continent “goes against Europe’s own stated energy and security goals.”

This week, Axios reports that President Biden is set to waive sanctions against a major company building the pipeline — as well as its CEO, Matthias Warnig, a former Stasi agent and a Putin, er, associate. Setting aside a debate over the usefulness of waivers, the muted reaction to the lifting of sanctions once again exposes that the Russian collusion hysteria that enveloped the media and political conversation for nearly five years was a contrived effort to spin a lie.

The Democrats have shamelessly fluctuated on Russian policy. And it is not only that many of the same officials crafting Biden’s foreign policy mocked Mitt Romney for warning about Russian geopolitical threats. Even before Obama asked Vladimir Putin’s flunky Dmitry Medvedev to “transmit” his promise “to Vladimir” about “flexibility” on missile defense, the United States had already canceled the sale of American missile-defense systems to our allies in Poland and the Czech Republic. It was Obama who spent two years trying to kill the Magnitsky Act. It was Obama who allowed Russia to operate with impunity in Syria to protect the prospects of the Iran deal. It was Joe Biden, not Comrade Trump, who championed the “reset” and capitulated to Russia on accession to the World Trade Organization. “President Obama has made Russia’s W.T.O. membership a top priority for U.S.-Russia relations in 2011,” the White House explained.

All of this was forgotten when the media decided that American democracy had been stolen by a smattering of Facebook ads and some Twitter bots. As this went on, the Trump administration opened up the sale of lethal weapons to Ukraine — including anti-tank missiles. It was Trump who reinstated Patriot-missile defense-system sales to Eastern Europe and continued to impose sanctions and other measures. It was Trump who refused to extend a one-sided arms-control agreement. Biden is now seeking a five-year extension.

Now, perhaps it’s in the best interests of Germany to build a natural-gas pipeline and in our best interests to stay out of Europe’s energy decisions. I tend to think so. If Germany is comfortable securing fuel from a Russian kleptocracy, who are we, a nation now willing to empower the theocratic oil-producing regime in Iran, to lecture them?​

What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden? | National Review

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.

www.nationalreview.com

Actually, you don't know if he got anything let alone millions. He was employed by them but your implication is it was a bribe.

Putin has nothing on Biden. Putin wanted trump as president to manipulate him like he did before.

 

[Dragonlady]

Well, we know that Hunter got millions from the wife of the former mayor of Moscow a while back.

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.​

​

Only a few months ago, the Biden administration argued that Nord Stream 2, a proposed natural-gas pipeline running from Russia to Germany, was “a bad deal” that “exposes Ukraine and Central Europe.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki had noted at the time that any new pipeline carrying the fossil fuel on the continent “goes against Europe’s own stated energy and security goals.”​

​

This week, Axios reports that President Biden is set to waive sanctions against a major company building the pipeline — as well as its CEO, Matthias Warnig, a former Stasi agent and a Putin, er, associate. Setting aside a debate over the usefulness of waivers, the muted reaction to the lifting of sanctions once again exposes that the Russian collusion hysteria that enveloped the media and political conversation for nearly five years was a contrived effort to spin a lie.​

​

The Democrats have shamelessly fluctuated on Russian policy. And it is not only that many of the same officials crafting Biden’s foreign policy mocked Mitt Romney for warning about Russian geopolitical threats. Even before Obama asked Vladimir Putin’s flunky Dmitry Medvedev to “transmit” his promise “to Vladimir” about “flexibility” on missile defense, the United States had already canceled the sale of American missile-defense systems to our allies in Poland and the Czech Republic. It was Obama who spent two years trying to kill the Magnitsky Act. It was Obama who allowed Russia to operate with impunity in Syria to protect the prospects of the Iran deal. It was Joe Biden, not Comrade Trump, who championed the “reset” and capitulated to Russia on accession to the World Trade Organization. “President Obama has made Russia’s W.T.O. membership a top priority for U.S.-Russia relations in 2011,” the White House explained.​

​

All of this was forgotten when the media decided that American democracy had been stolen by a smattering of Facebook ads and some Twitter bots. As this went on, the Trump administration opened up the sale of lethal weapons to Ukraine — including anti-tank missiles. It was Trump who reinstated Patriot-missile defense-system sales to Eastern Europe and continued to impose sanctions and other measures. It was Trump who refused to extend a one-sided arms-control agreement. Biden is now seeking a five-year extension.​

​

Now, perhaps it’s in the best interests of Germany to build a natural-gas pipeline and in our best interests to stay out of Europe’s energy decisions. I tend to think so. If Germany is comfortable securing fuel from a Russian kleptocracy, who are we, a nation now willing to empower the theocratic oil-producing regime in Iran, to lecture them?​

What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden? | National Review

Imagine the response if Trump had been the one to waive sanctions against a Putin ally, as the current administration is doing.

www.nationalreview.com

Why are you promoting Russian lies and propaganda in this forum? Obama passed the Magnitsky Act, and he enforced it - something that Donald Trump refused to do.