Former Congressman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) criticized President Trump's position on Russia, saying that the current GOP leader has little in common with the respected Republican president who primarily sided with the downfall of the Soviet Union. Ta.
“Trump is the antithesis of all Ronald Reagan's support for his dedication to Putin, his abandonment of Ukraine, and his lies about history,” outspoken Trump critic Cheney said in a post in X on Wednesday. .
“He connects America with the very enemy of freedom that generations have fought to protect,” she continued.
Cheney's sharp responsibilities said on Tuesday that after Trump appeared to have denounced Ukrainian leaders for a three-year war with Russia, Ukrainian President Voldymi Zelensky said, “It was something that started. It wasn't,” he said.
The war began in February 2022, directing a full-scale Ukraine invasion after Russian President Vladimir Putin gathered a large number of troops at the border and demanded that Ukraine be banned from joining the NATO alliance. A democratic country invasion marked the first of its size since World War II.
This statement comes as Trump tries to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. Last week he first spoke with Putin about starting peace talks and then with Zelensky. He also spoke about holding a face-to-face meeting with Putin in the near future.
And early on Tuesday, three Trump administration officials met with Saudi Arabia's Russian counterparts to discuss the correctional relationship between the two powers and end the war in Ukraine. The conference, which did not include either Ukrainians or European representatives, showed dramatic changes in US-Russia relations.
Cheney has particularly worked on what is called “Reagan Republicans.”
“History is not kind to those who help him,” Cheney said of Trump.
Reagan famously called the Soviet Union a “evil empire” and helped bring about the end of the Cold War.
Mike Waltz, a national security adviser who was part of US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia, defended Trump's position in Ukraine on Wednesday, saying that he was “now frustrated, obviously.” “We're going in the wrong direction.”
“But what President Trump is focusing on is to end the battle, go to a ceasefire and have a broader agreement. It started with this call with Putin last week, and he quickly said. “We called President Zelensky. They have a term for this in diplomacy known as shuttle diplomacy,” Waltz said.
“I don't think anyone really should, I don't know. I'm criticizing the president for trying to drive this into a diplomatic solution,” he continued. “And what he said yesterday and today is why President Zelensky refused to end this war to improve his country? And we must ask ourselves. Hmm, will Ukraine's position improve on the battlefield?
