THIS IS HUGE: Mike Pence just broke with Donald Trump over lifting sanctions on Russian fuel, calling it a betrayal while Putin keeps bombing Ukrainian civilians. The same day, Trump demanded Ukraine get rid of Zelensky.
Trump's own former vice president posted a blistering statement on X Saturday.
Trump's move, Pence wrote, makes no sense. While Ukraine fights for its survival, Putin's war machine keeps waging a terrorist war on civilians, and innocent Ukrainians are dying every day.
And instead of the tough sanctions the late Senator Lindsey Graham fought for until his last breath, Pence said, Trump is lifting sanctions on Russian energy and fueling Putin's war machine.
Pence traveled to Ukraine last month, and he says Putin is losing this war. Ukraine has fought the Russian military to a standstill and taken the fight into the heart of Russia with drones.
So why throw Putin a lifeline now?
Trump answered that question himself.
Hours earlier, he lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who had warned that the diesel deal plays into Russia's hands. Trump attacked Zelensky for striking Russian refineries, told reporters he better damn well stop, and then went further, according to Mediaite.
He said it's time for Ukraine to get a new president.
Let that sink in. The President of the United States cut a fuel deal with Putin and then demanded the country Putin invaded replace its leader. Even conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt pushed back, saying Zelensky isn't going anywhere.
Pence saw it clearly. Putin doesn't want peace, he wrote. Putin wants Ukraine.
He warned that if Putin overruns Ukraine, it's only a matter of time before Russia crosses a border where American troops will have to confront him. He called on Trump to rescind the deal immediately and give Ukraine what it needs to win.
He ended with two words: Slava Ukraini.
This is the man who served four years by Trump's side.
When even Mike Pence says Trump is fueling Putin's war machine, America should listen.
這事非同小可:邁克·彭斯(Mike Pence)剛剛就解除對俄羅斯燃料的製裁一事與唐納德·特朗普(Donald Trump)決裂,稱此舉為“背叛”,因為普京仍在轟炸烏克蘭平民。就在同一天,川普要求烏克蘭罷免澤連斯基。
週六,川普的前副總統在X平台上發表了措辭嚴厲的聲明。
彭斯寫道,川普的這一舉動毫無道理。當烏克蘭為生存而戰時,普丁的戰爭機器仍在對平民發動恐怖戰爭,無辜的烏克蘭人每天都在喪生。
彭斯指出,已故參議員林賽·格雷厄姆(Lindsey Graham)曾為實施嚴厲制裁奮鬥至生命最後一刻,而川普現在的做法卻背道而馳——他正在解除對俄羅斯能源的製裁,從而為普丁的戰爭機器輸送動力。
彭斯上個月訪問了烏克蘭,他認為普丁正在輸掉這場戰爭。烏克蘭不僅在戰場上與俄軍僵持不下,還利用無人機將戰火燒到了俄羅斯腹地。
那麼,為什麼要在這個時候提供一條生路給普丁呢?
川普自己回答了這個問題。
就在幾個小時前,他猛烈抨擊了烏克蘭總統弗拉基米爾·澤連斯基(Volodymyr Zelensky),因為後者曾警告稱,這項柴油交易將有利於俄羅斯。根據Mediaite報道,川普因澤連斯基下令襲擊俄羅斯煉油廠而對其進行攻擊,告訴記者澤連斯基“最好他媽的停手”,隨後更是變本加厲。
他聲稱,烏克蘭是時候換新總統了。
請仔細品味這一點:美國總統與普丁達成了一項燃料交易,隨後卻要求那個被普丁入侵的國家更換領導人。就連保守派電台主持人休·休伊特(Hugh Hewitt)也對此表示異議,稱澤連斯基絕對不會下台。
彭斯看得很清楚。他寫道,普丁不想要和平,普丁想要的是烏克蘭。
他警告說,如果普丁吞併了烏克蘭,那麼俄羅斯越過邊界、迫使美軍必須與之正面對抗,將只是時間問題。他呼籲川普立即撤銷該協議,並向烏克蘭提供取勝所需的物資。
他在文末寫了兩個字:Slava Ukraini(榮耀歸於烏克蘭)。
這就是那個曾在川普身邊輔佐了四年的男人。
當連麥克·彭斯都說川普在為普丁的戰爭機器輸送動力時,美國應聽取這項意見。Zhè shì fēitóngxiǎokě: Màikè·péng sī (Mike Pence) gānggāng jiù jiěc----
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