Many experts now believed that Trump’s delay of weapons to Ukraine emboldened Putin to invade Ukraine. Despite many pleas for help and the release of arms that were already approved by both houses, Trump continued to delay weapons to Ukraine, and he instead demanded favor.
July 25, 2019
Zelenskyy: “[W]e are almost ready to buy more Javelins from the United States for defense purposes.”
Trump: “I want you do us a favor though…” https://t.co/GbIFPVyIYt
— Daniel Goldman (@danielsgoldman) February 28, 2022
“It was Trump that undermined U.S. national security and froze military assistance to Ukraine,” retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a former National Security Council official during the Trump administration who testified at the impeachment inquiry, told ABC News on Monday. “It was Trump’s attacks on NATO and support from the far-right that encouraged Putin to believe that NATO was fragile. Trump has blood on his hands.”
On Monday, the House minority leader posted a tweet where he expressed regrets that the U.S. didn’t supply Ukraine with weapons earlier and suggested speeding up weapons sales to Taiwan “so they can safeguard their future against China.”
Just as the United States should have supplied weapons to Ukraine sooner, we should speed up the sale of weapons to Taiwan so they can safeguard their future against China.
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) March 7, 2022
Gee, why didn't we supply weapons to Ukraine sooner? https://t.co/RgkPr6v7WE https://t.co/TtdwRhMuxp pic.twitter.com/FBbyrIuxMx
— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) March 7, 2022
