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I think that Putin thinks that America has taken the bullet train to chump town,
Kennedy said
I don't think it's going to get any better until we make it clear to Mr. Putin that we are willing to turn him and his country into fish food."
Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana saidHe wants to keep all the territory that he's taken, ... he wants to prohibit Ukraine from joining NATO and he wants America and Europe to stop helping Ukraine."
Kennedy added
IVE SEEN ENOUGH KILLING OF INNOCENT UKRAINIAN women + children. President Trump pls put the toughest of sanctions on Putin. U ought to c from clear evidence that he is playing America as a patsy."
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said in a post on X FridayI think he thinks we're afraid of him,
the Louisiana senator said of the Russian leaderMaybe he doesn't want to stop the war, he's just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently, through "Banking" or "Secondary Sanctions?" Too many people are dying!!!
the president wrote on Truth SocialThe Biden people believed in diplomacy first, last and always, ... we're in a knife fight with Russia and China and Iran and the Biden people wanted to quote Socrates to them."
he saidI went in with the imprimatur of the president, and that's the difference maker,
he said, always careful giving the credit for his negotiations to Trump
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You know, in the beginning I didn't like it,
he admitted, when Carlson asked about the attacks against his characterThis is the kind of connection that we've been able to reestablish through, by the way, a simple word called communication
Witkoff told journalist Tucker Carlson in a March interviewThe pain was unbearable, but as usual Donald Trump showed up,
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I think there is a compromise. I don't know exactly what it is. I don't know exactly, but Trump acts like it's not ‘I'm having a love affair with this strong man,’ it's not that. And it’s not ‘I too want to be a strong man’ and ‘I love the strong man.’ Vladimir Putin's got something on him."
Speaking to investment platform Saxo, Mr Scaramucci, who held the post for 11 days in 2017 and who has since evolved into a fierce critic, claimed
There's a reason he's so careful with Putin. It's not loyalty, it's not ideology. It's fear."
Mr Scaramucci saidPresident Putin says it's not Russia. I don't see any reason why it would be."
At the time, he saidWhen you look at his interactions with other leaders, he's often aggressive, dismissive, even insulting. You don't see that with Putin. You see hesitation, you see caution. That's not accidental."
He saidIf it wasn't for the American taxpayer, Putin would be in Paris right now. Europe's gotta do more. But mainly,
he emphasized
We need to get Russia down and choke them. They're not going to come to the table otherwise,
Kennedy said Sunday