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Trump's DNI Pick Tulsi Gabbard Urges Ukraine Neutrality in February 2022

Nov 15, 2024, 10:15 AM

Tulsi Gabbard, recently appointed by former President Donald Trump as Director of National Intelligence, suggested in February 2022 that Presidents Putin, Zelensky, and Biden should embrace the 'spirit of aloha, respect, and love' and agree to make Ukraine a neutral country. This proposal, made just days before the Russian invasion, has been criticized as naive by some observers. Gabbard's suggestion was for Ukraine to drop its NATO aspirations, potentially allowing the Russian army to steamroll over Ukraine.