Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters from an American this morning laid out the timeline for start of the abandonment of Ukraine by the Trumpian wing of the Republican party. As one who has wondered who might have been responsible for the removal of support for Ukraine from the Republican party platform of 2016, this clear and concise presentation of facts will help clarify, perhaps for you, as it did for me. open.substack.com/…
In exchange for weakening NATO, undermining the U.S. stance in favor of Ukraine in its attempt to throw off the Russians who had invaded in 2014, and removing U.S. sanctions from Russian entities, Russian operatives were willing to help Trump win the White House. The Republican-dominated Senate Intelligence Committee in 2020 established that Manafort’s Ukrainian business partner Kilimnik, whom it described as a “Russian intelligence officer,” acted as a liaison between Manafort and Deripaska while Manafort ran Trump’s campaign.
You’ll remember that Trump gave Manafort a full pardon after he was convicted to serve 4 years in prison for various crimes, and you can be certain that Russia will be investing heavily in the 2024 election on behalf of Trump.