Can you guess who said this?

“I really do believe the intel and the briefings that we’ve gotten,”
“I think that Vladimir Putin would continue to march through Europe if he were allowed. I think he might go to the Balkans next. I think he might have a showdown with Poland, or one of our NATO allies.”

If so, he added, we might find ourselves sending troops to defend allies from Putin later.

#Ukraine #MikeJohnson
https://newrepublic.com/article/180808/mike-johnson-pro-ukraine-speech-maga-deep-state-lie

Mike Johnson’s Shockingly Pro-Ukraine Speech Really Sticks It to MAGA

The House speaker’s comments wrecked one of the far right’s most ridiculous, reprehensible tropes.

^{The New Republic}

Alex Finley looks at the revelation that the Russians have been paying a wide network of European politicians to spout pro-Russia, anti-Ukraine rhetoric and asks if this can be happening in the US, too. He concludes:

"It is naïve to think the same pattern does not exist in the United States, given the ample evidence of coordinated pro-Russian talking points from several Republican politicians."

#Russia #Putin #Republicans #MarjorieTaylorGreene #MikeJohnson

https://newrepublic.com/article/180630/russia-corruption-network-europe-buying-politicians-america

Russia Is Buying Politicians in Europe. Is It Happening Here Too?

A former CIA officer explains how a vast, pro-Putin corruption network uncovered in Europe is a warning sign for the U.S.

^{The New Republic}

Foreign Secretary #DavidCameron has seemingly failed to persuade #Trump to support the $60 bln military aid package for #ukraine After trying to convince him at a private dinner at #maralago Cameron was then denied a meeting with House Speaker #MikeJohnson.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/09/david-cameron-trump-ukraine-aid

David Cameron seemingly fails in bid to persuade Trump on Ukraine aid

In trip to Mar-a-Lago, British foreign secretary urged ex-president to recognise US interest in not rewarding Putin for land seizure

^{Patrick Wintour (The Guardian)}

Via Matthew Gertz:

Johnson called into Fox from a secured location within the Capitol complex he refused to disclose after rioters stormed the building on #Jan6. https://mediamatters.org/fox-news/flashback-would-be-speaker-mike-johnsons-fox-interview-trumps-mob-stormed-capitol

Aaron Rupar:

#MikeJohnson describes January 6 insurrectionists as "people who were just there and happened to be walking through the building"

FLASHBACK: Would-be Speaker Mike Johnson’s Fox interview as Trump’s mob stormed the Capitol

^{Media Matters for America}