It is time for the GOP to stop playing the role of Appeasing Putin. The only place Putin propaganda is working is in the "freedom Caucus" and GOP

The GOP has its Freedom caucus and Tucker Carlson endorsing Putin and the occupation of the Donets river basin, i.,e,. the two fake Countries, now being occupied by Russian troops. If certain people do not knock it off, it will put half of the GOP in the same position as the America First "Committee " headed by Lindberg in 1938-41, and on the wrong side of history. In so many words, Kompramat by Putin has enabled certain individuals to be green lighting shocking aggression, and this will in the end destroy the GOP if it does not stop

First a summary

https://www.politicususa.com/2022/02/21/the-only-place-that-putins-propaganda-is-working-is-in-the-gop.html

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POSTED ONMON, FEB 21ST, 2022 BY JASON EASLEY

The Only Place That Putin’s Propaganda Is Working Is In The GOP

Counterterrorism expert Clint Watts said that Putin’s propaganda has been exposed and is not being believed except in the Republican Party.

Watts said on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House:?

It is a decades-long effort known as active measures which was to win through force of politics rather than the politics of force, and while Putin has been exposed for the disinformation, the Biden administration, the NATO allies, and even people that might be pseudo fans of Putin recognize all the disinformation as a pretext for war and don’t believe it and only place you hear it in GOP in America.

It’s the strangest thing I have ever seen, and so when you watch this, what Russia was able to do and what they were really able to advance is with the elevation of voices that are sympathetic to Russia’s view. Donald Trump being the number one and then the surrogates since. It is absolutely comical.

Putin’s 2016 Disinformation War On America Won Him The Republican Party

Putin has his own political party in the United States. Tucker Carlson is on Fox News each weeknight singing praise to Putin. Republican members of Congress routinely use Russian talking points in hearings and communications.?

The Russians are frustrated because their propaganda is getting trapped in the right-wing bubble. Thanks to the efforts of the Biden administration, the rest of the country has caught on, and they aren’t falling for it.

America isn’t divided on the Ukraine crisis. The American people support Ukraine. It is the Republican Putin Party that is siding with the autocrat.

Jason Easley

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Secondly, an article, translated, as to the stakes for Europe and the world

https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/reaktsiyi-na-promovu-putina-vyznannya-ldnr/31715009.html

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"This is a declaration of war on a free world": the first reactions to Putin's statement on the recognition of "LPR" and "DPR"

2 hours ago

• Taras Ilkiv

Before announcing his decision, Putin made an almost hour-long historical speech in which he unequivocally questioned the right of the Ukrainian state to exist.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to recognize the independence of territories controlled by pro-Russian DNR and LNR groups has raised concerns and fears among experts and journalists around the world that the Kremlin could start a full-scale war not only in Donbass but also in all Ukraine.?Radio Svoboda gathered the first reactions to Putin's speech, which lasted more than an hour and was overloaded with subjective assessments and historical metaphors about relations between Ukraine and Russia.

Adviser to the US Helsinki Commission?Paul Massaro?called the Russian leader's speech a declaration of war on the "free world".

Michael Coffman?, director of Russian programs at the CNA think tank in the United States?, believes that Russians do not need to deploy nearly two hundred thousand of their soldiers on the border with Ukraine in order to recognize the DNR and LNR.

Live blog:?The threat of a new Russian invasion.?All news as of 23:00 on Monday

"This is the first step in Russia's large-scale military operation to change the regime (Kyiv authorities - ed.)," He said.

Sevgil Musayeva?, editor-in-chief of the Ukrainian Pravda online publication?, is convinced that Putin wants to destroy the whole of Ukraine.

"Putin will not calm down until he destroys us and Ukraine.?He sees this as his historical mission.?Crazy Fuhrer, "she wrote on her Facebook page.

The same opinion is shared by Ukrainian journalist?Kristina Berdynskykh?, who emphasizes that Putin cannot forgive Kyiv for moving towards NATO and the EU.

Former Polish Defense Minister and Foreign Minister?Radek Sikorski?has called for the Russians to protest, saying the war against Ukraine would be a war against ordinary Russian citizens.

Read also:?European Commission President calls Moscow's decision on ORDLO "gross violation of international law"

"People in Russia need to understand that rebuilding an empire means a complete dictatorship, including internal terror," he tweeted.

Washington Post columnist?Paul Sonn?drew parallels with the annexation of Crimea, seeing a clear plan in the actions of the Russian government, which operates on a pre-arranged schedule.

Olga Rudenko?, editor-in-chief of the Ukrainian-language Ukrainian publication The Kyiv Independent?, called the Russian leader "the world's greatest criminal who spent an hour telling why Ukraine should not exist."

The world must respond, right now, said former US Ambassador to Russia?Michael McFaul?, recalling?Adolf Hitler's?appetites and the creation of the United Nations to prevent annexations.

Valery Pekar?, a public figure and lecturer at the Kyiv-Mohyla Business School, said the main component of further developments was the ability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to repel a potential attack.

Former MP?Lesia Orobets?reflects on the fact that the Russian president had several options for ending today's speech, one of which was a declaration of war.

• On February 15, the State Duma at a meeting passed a resolution recognizing the DNR and LNR groups as "states" in the version submitted by the Communist Party faction.?351 State Duma deputies voted in favor of the decision to appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin "on the need to recognize the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic."
• On February 21, at a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, all its members called for "recognition of the independence" of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine, which currently control the Moscow-backed LNR and DNR groups.
• Later, Russian President Vladimir Putin?announced the recognition of ?the "independence" of the illegal armed groups "LPR" and "DPR".?He said this during a video address on February 21.?"I consider it necessary to make a decision that is long overdue: to immediately recognize the independence and sovereignty of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic."?I ask the Federal Assembly to support this decision and then ratify the agreements on friendship and mutual assistance with both republics, "he said.
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine insists that such recognition by the Kremlin will have no legal consequences.?Recognizing the illegal armed groups, Moscow will deliberately withdraw from the Minsk agreements - this is stated in a statement by a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the request of Radio Liberty.
• In turn, the European Union has stated that it will?impose sanctions ?due to the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to "recognize" the illegal armed groups "LPR" and "DPR".

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The GOP, in particular Tucker Carlson, the Freedom Caucus , and others in the GOP have to decide if they take a stance similar to what Tokyo Rose took in world war II. This is a time where Kompramat aside, the writing is on the wall. And I and others will never forget or forgive as to what they are saying to endorse an outright attempt by Putin to try to destroy a Slavic Democracy. That will never be accepted.

Andrew Beckwith, PhD