Donald Trump has nothing but praise for Vladimir Putin:
"If he says great things about me, I'm going to say great things about him. I've already said he is very much of a leader," Trump said. "The man has very strong control over his country."
Well, Trump can add “great shot” to Putin’s sterling attributes, as an investigation into a Malaysian passenger jet shot down over Ukraine in 2014 has identified Russia as the source of the missile.
From that and other evidence collected by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), “it may be concluded MH17 was shot down by a 9M38 missile launched by a Buk, brought in from the territory of the Russian Federation, and that after launch was subsequently returned to the Russian Federation,” Paulissen told a news conference.
The investigative team includes Dutch police and judicial officials along with teams from Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, and Ukraine. The team prosecutor concludes that there is enough evidence against Russia for a “solid criminal file.”
There were 298 people on board the Boeing 777 when it was blasted out of the sky and crashed into a field in eastern Ukraine.
Donald Trump has repeatedly worked to award Ukraine territory to Russia. Not only did he weaken the RNC platform to make it more Russia-friendly, he has also indicated on numerous occasions that the United States should do nothing to assist Ukraine.
"I think maybe we should do a little following and let the neighbors take a little bit more of an active role in the Ukraine," Trump said.
Well, what do you know. It looks like Ukraine’s neighbors took a very active role in shooting down Flight MH17. Trump should call Putin and send his congratulations.
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Of course, Donald Trump has also said that Putin isn't going into Ukraine.
Donald Trump said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin won't make a military move into Ukraine -- even though Putin already has done just that, seizing the country's Crimean Peninsula.
"He's not going into Ukraine, OK, just so you understand. He's not going to go into Ukraine, all right? You can mark it down. You can put it down. You can take it anywhere you want," Trump said in an interview on Sunday with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on "This Week."
And he’s said that Russia can keep Crimea.
Donald Trump has come under fire for his praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his ties to the country--and he suggested Sunday that he might recognize Russia's control of Crimea.
"You know, the people of Crimea, from what I've heard, would rather be with Russia than where they were," he said on ABC's "This Week." "And you have to look at that, also. Now, that was under -- just so you understand, that was done under Obama's administration. ... Crimea has been taken. Don't blame Donald Trump for that."
All the while hiring as his campaign manager the man who helped install a Russian puppet as Ukraine's president and who orchestrated protests against the United States.
A few more reminders: Trump has threatened to weaken NATO. He’s threatened to not assist the Baltic States. He has unknown ties to Russia that may include many millions of dollars in debt and he certainly has ties to Russian oligarchs.
