Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Republicans may have helped Russia annex Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula.
The surprising accusation came ahead of a Monday test vote on a Russia sanctions and Ukraine aid bill that Republicans blocked before Congress left for recess two weeks ago.
Since, Crimea seceded and Russian lawmakers annexed the territory.
Reid said, quoting, “It’s impossible to know whether events would have unfolded differently if the United States had responded to Russian aggression with a strong, unified voice.”
The Nevada Democrat said blocking the bill “sent a dangerous message to Russian leaders.”
GOP Senate aides note the House has passed different legislation, meaning the Senate bill could not have become law before recess anyhow. And they blame Reid and Democrats for blocking the Senate from taking up the House legislation.
(AP)
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I think Nobama helped Russia annex Crimea by NOT DOING ANYTHING EVER while having Russia call the shots on Iran, Syria, …..
Crimea rightfully belongs to Russia. It was Russian land for hundreds of years. It is majority Russian population. It was only a Communist Soviet administrative change that changed it from Russia to Ukraine while both where part of the same country (USSR). It should never have changed and the people in Crimea weren’t given a choice of being taken out of Russia. And the Crimean people wanted to rejoin Russia.
I think there’s an error on the 1867 Alaska purchase. Maybe it’s void.
Prince Harry Reid is utterly delirious! His mommy must have dropped him as a baby, which would explain the Frankenstein Monster voice.
6HZ1W3J: Crimea was never purchased by Ukraine from Russia. It was unilaterally without asking its residents transferred in what was then nothing more than an administrative move by the Soviet dictator, after it having been part of Russia for hundreds of years.
TELL THE TRUTH REID..YOU ARE A BIG LIAR AS THE pres. If obama did not pull missle out of and Czech for nothing this would not have happen.obama is a whimp and Putin knows it
I think Russia should annex Utah so we rid this country of Harry Reid.
Correction: Nevada