Trump has done so much to support Putin’s goals.
Trump also pulls out of treaties without having a plan to replace them.
Trump gifts to Putin:
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) February 1, 2019
— End INF Treaty, so Putin can move ahead with medium range nuclear weapons.
— Threaten NATO pull out.
— Leave Syria.
— End sanctions on RUSAL, giant Russian aluminum firm under control of oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
— Let Putin encroach on Ukraine.
Dem criticism over Trump decision to pull out of INF treaty is building. House Intel Chairman Adam Schiff: “Unilateral American withdrawal from the treaty allows Putin to expand without constraints development of a class of weapons he has coveted.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 1, 2019
In fact, the Russian military has wanted out of the INF Treaty ever since Gorbachev signed it. Trump’s abrogation doesn’t penalize them at all – quite the contrary. https://t.co/D6eT0SPw8n
— Fred Kaplan (@fmkaplan) February 1, 2019
Trump: “We will move forward with developing our own military response options . . . to deny Russia any military advantage from its unlawful conduct.” If you think DJT didn’t clear this statement with Vlad in advance, I have a penthouse in Trump Tower Moscow you can buy cheap.
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) February 1, 2019
Here are all the treaties and agreements Trump has abandoned https://t.co/eSpEy5BWsc pic.twitter.com/JcD9r4JKkf
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 1, 2019
Trump's written statement on suspending the U.S. commitment to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty: pic.twitter.com/zvGYivk4GY
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 1, 2019
Pelosi on INF move: “The Trump Administration is risking an arms race and undermining international security and stability.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 1, 2019
Leaving the INF Treaty Is a Gift to Russia https://t.co/am1hUl9n3S
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 1, 2019
The @realDonaldTrump Administration withdrawal from the INF Treaty will encourage an arms race.
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) February 1, 2019
Scared yet? If so, support HR 669 / S 200 from Sen @EdMarkey and me that requires @POTUS to have Congressional authorization before launching a nuclear first strike. https://t.co/9c1JAfE7HJ
Colin Powell to @jaketapper in December: "There are a lot of people now saying… The Soviets have been cheating on the INF Treaty, so let's get out… You do that and guess what? The Soviets aren't cheating anymore, because there is no treaty to cheat. It doesn't make any sense"
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) February 1, 2019
Andrea Mitchell reports on why the US decision to suspend participation in the INF Treaty with Russia will cost the global economy billions.https://t.co/ADP9sYPhpd
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 1, 2019
Decisions like INF make me wonder: Does Putin ever think that maybe he'd be better off with a president less beholden to him, but more in control of the US government?
— David Frum (@davidfrum) February 1, 2019
In short, we're dumping INF because of crazy stuff *we* want to do, including in Asia, rather than anything the Russians are doing. We could have mounted a better, integrated, US-led NATO response, but we didn't want to, so now we've given Putin a gift, again. /8
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 1, 2019
Why would we withdraw from INF allowing Russia to proliferate nukes w/ impunity rather than impose economic sanctions on Russia for non-compliance? https://t.co/BpYVpD8d6y
— Susan Solomon (@SusanSolomon) February 1, 2019
Sad! 