Washington Examiner Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz accused President Joe Biden on Thursday of initiating Russia’s invasion of Ukraine because the president didn’t “stand up to” Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“What got us in this mess is Biden is scared of Putin,” Cruz said. “He’s scared to stand up to Putin.”
“I was the one who authored the sanctions that shut Nord Stream down,” the Texas lawmaker told Fox News. “Four days after Biden takes the oath of office, Putin resumes deep-sea construction of Nord Stream 2. A few months later, Biden waives the sanctions on Russia and Putin [and] gives him the green light to build the pipeline. That is why this invasion happened, and it didn’t have to happen.”…
