Russo-Ukraine War Archives - Page 3 of 7

Republicans Who Criticize Biden’s Ukraine Trip Are ‘Fools”

February 22, 2023 Buck Banks

“It’s really not even worth my brain space to spend time responding to fools. These people know nothing about national security and foreign policy.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), in a NBC News interview, responding to the Republicans criticizing President Biden for making a surprise visit to Ukraine.

Graham: If You Back Putin Now, You’re ‘Dumber than Dirt’

February 21, 2023 Buck Banks

“If you jump on the Putin train now, you’re dumber than dirt. It would be like buying a ticket on the Titanic after you saw the movie. Don’t do this. The most catastrophic thing that could happen to the U.S.-China relationship, in my opinion, is for China to start to give lethal weapons to Putin in his crime against humanity.”

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Politico.

McConnell: Ukraine War Is Most Important Event Happening in the World

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Buck Banks

“I’m gonna try to help explain to the American people that defeating the Russians in Ukraine is the single most important event going on in the world right now… there should be a bipartisan support for this.”

— Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), on Fox News.

U.S. General Says Russia Has Lost Ukraine War

February 15, 2023 Buck Banks

“Russia is now a global pariah and the world remains inspired by Ukrainian bravery and resilience. In short, Russia has lost — they’ve lost strategically, operationally, and tactically.”

— Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley asserting that Russia has “lost” the war in Ukraine, Insider reports.

Two-Thirds of Americans in Favor of Continuing Support for Ukraine

February 3, 2023 Buck Banks

64%

Just over half of American voters think Ukraine is winning the war against Russia and nearly two-thirds want to keep helping them in their fight, according to a new Fox News survey. Sixty-four percent favor the U.S. continuing to provide weapons to Ukraine and 63% support ongoing financial aid. Those numbers are up a touch compared to six months ago, when approval was 61% for weapons and 59% for money.

Huge Number of Russians Killed in the War

November 10, 2022 Buck Banks

100,000

Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that as many as 40,000 Ukrainian civilians and “well over” 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in the war, now in its ninth month, the AP reports.

McCarthy’s Ukraine Mess

October 27, 2022 Buck Banks

Seems Kevin McCarthy’s had a change of heart,
Claiming his defund Ukraine comment was a brain fart.
And while Republican chicken hawks
Love to strut, bluster and squawk,
They still prefer to support wars that they start.

Cheney: McCarthy Is Leader of the ‘Pro-Putin’ Wing of GOP

October 24, 2022 Buck Banks

“The idea that the party is now no longer going to support the Ukrainian people. For somebody who has the picture of Ronald Reagan on his wall in his office in the Capitol, the notion that now Kevin McCarthy is going to make himself the leader of the pro-Putin wing of my party is just a stunning thing. … It’s dangerous. He knows better. But the fact that he’s willing to go down the path of suggesting that America will no longer stand for freedom, I think tells you he’s willing to sacrifice everything for his own political gain.”

— Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) branded Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) leader of the “pro-Putin” wing of the GOP after he suggested cutting U.S. funding of Ukraine’s war effort, Politico reports.

GOP Quislings

October 21, 2022 Buck Banks

While in Ukraine there’s still fightin’ and shootin’,
A midterm win’s what the GOP is computin’.
If they take back the Congress,
When it comes to the Ukraine mess,
The Republicans will hand a win to Vlad Putin.

Ukraine ‘Shocked’ by GOP’s Stance on Aid

October 20, 2022 Buck Banks

“Ukrainian officials have expressed ‘shock’ over Republican suggestions that future assistance for Kyiv could be limited if the party wins the House of Representatives in November’s US midterm elections, calling on Washington to continue providing bipartisan support.”

Tag: Russo-Ukraine War

Republicans Who Criticize Biden’s Ukraine Trip Are ‘Fools”

“It’s really not even worth my brain space to spend time responding to fools. These people know nothing about national security and foreign policy.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), in a NBC News interview, responding to the Republicans criticizing President Biden for making a surprise visit to Ukraine.

Graham: If You Back Putin Now, You’re ‘Dumber than Dirt’

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Politico.

McConnell: Ukraine War Is Most Important Event Happening in the World

“I’m gonna try to help explain to the American people that defeating the Russians in Ukraine is the single most important event going on in the world right now… there should be a bipartisan support for this.”

— Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), on Fox News.

U.S. General Says Russia Has Lost Ukraine War

“Russia is now a global pariah and the world remains inspired by Ukrainian bravery and resilience. In short, Russia has lost — they’ve lost strategically, operationally, and tactically.”

— Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley asserting that Russia has “lost” the war in Ukraine, Insider reports.

Two-Thirds of Americans in Favor of Continuing Support for Ukraine

64%

Huge Number of Russians Killed in the War

100,000

Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that as many as 40,000 Ukrainian civilians and “well over” 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in the war, now in its ninth month, the AP reports.

McCarthy’s Ukraine Mess

Cheney: McCarthy Is Leader of the ‘Pro-Putin’ Wing of GOP

— Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) branded Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) leader of the “pro-Putin” wing of the GOP after he suggested cutting U.S. funding of Ukraine’s war effort, Politico reports.

GOP Quislings

Ukraine ‘Shocked’ by GOP’s Stance on Aid

“Ukrainian officials have expressed ‘shock’ over Republican suggestions that future assistance for Kyiv could be limited if the party wins the House of Representatives in November’s US midterm elections, calling on Washington to continue providing bipartisan support.”

— The Financial Times

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”