Brian Kilmeade Says Vladimir Putin Is ‘Embarrassing’ President Trump | EUROtoday

The usually strident Donald Trump defenders at “Fox & Friends” took a uncommon second to (gently) admonish the president Friday, warning it seems he’s getting performed by Russian President Vladimir Putin within the effort to safe peace in Ukraine.

Describing Russia’s conflict in Ukraine in stark phrases, co-host Brian Kilmeade made it clear that, opposite to Russia’s portrayal of the conflict to Trump, it’s not going properly for them.

“The way Ukrainians are fighting has embarrassed Russia to no end,” he mentioned, noting Russia’s been pressured to conscript prisoners and recruit fighters from North Korea who go to conflict backed by Iranian weapons.

While Russia has the benefit of time, as a result of Putin destroyed the entire nation’s checks and balances, that doesn’t imply Trump must capitulate if Putin refuses to make concessions.

“Vladimir Putin, I think, to a degree, is embarrassing President Trump when he bombed Kyiv in this brutal attack,” Kilmeade mentioned, referring to the barrage of missiles Russia hit the Ukrainian capital with Thursday, killing scores of civilians.

After the bombing, Trump was decreased to begging Putin to cease by way of social media: “Vladimir, STOP!”

“Trump is giving Russia an open door to end this war,” Kilmeade assessed, however, “if [Putin] is going to embarrass the president … it’s going to get worse.”

Kilmeade’s factors have been emphasised later within the section throughout an interview with retired Army Gen. Jack Keane, who sharply criticized Putin and the Russians for his or her conduct each on the negotiating desk and on the battlefield.

With his assaults on civilians in Kyiv, Putin goes “full-throttle,” Keane noticed. He additionally famous the Russians walked away from a “reasonable” 30-day ceasefire, whereas the Ukrainians have been on board.

″[Putin] is the issue right here,” Keane mentioned. “He has been the problem from the beginning because he obviously invaded a country illegally. And he committed genocide. He’s a thug and he’s a killer and he’s a war criminal.”

The basic predicted that Putin would solely take part in peace negotiations if he thinks they’ll make Ukraine weak to a future assault.

“Russia fully intends to take control of Ukraine and then also other countries in Eastern Europe,” Keane concluded.

That’s doubtless information to Trump, who instructed reporters Thursday he thinks the one concession Russia must make is to “not take the whole country.” Russia has been making an attempt ― and failing ― to take the entire nation since February 2022.