Vladimir Putin’s orders to send soldiers into Ukraine have been termed “genius” by former US President Donald Trump.
Trump was asked about President Biden’s response to Putin’s sending armed soldiers into Ukraine on a right-wing radio station.
“I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, ‘This is genius,” Trump said.
“Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine – of Ukraine. Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful. So, Putin is now saying, ‘It’s independent,’ a large section of Ukraine.
“I said, ‘How smart is that?’ And he’s gonna go in and be a peacekeeper. That’s strongest peace force … We could use that on our southern border”.
The Republican former president continued to praise Putin later on, while disparaging his successor.
“You gotta say that’s pretty savvy. And you know what the response was from Biden? There was no response.”