A.G. Gancarski
A South Florida Republican invoked Russian foreign policy going back to World War II in his critique of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday.
Responding to a question about Hegseth’s announcement that the U.S. Cyber Command would pause offensive efforts against Vladimir Putin’s government while a Russo-Ukrainian peace deal is being negotiated, U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez chided the Donald Trump appointee’s decision.
“I don’t know why he’s doing that. The Russians are attacking us every single day, the Chinese are attacking us every single day; I don’t think you signal to the Russians that, hey, we’re gonna unilaterally withdraw from this space. If they can keep attacking us, and they do every single day, they should be fearful of our capacity to inflict damage on them. So I really don’t understand where that’s coming from,” Gimenez said during an interview on “Varney and Co.”
While the Miami Republican stopped short of saying the move represented what his interviewer framed as a “tilting” toward Russia, he then assigned Russia equal responsibility with Germany for major actions in World War II.
“The Russians have been aggressors for a long, long time. Remember how World War II began? A lot of people remember about Germany invading Poland. Yeah, they invaded Poland from the west. The Russians invaded Poland from the east. That’s how World War II started, and so this is not something new,” Gimenez said.
That “Russian aggression” is why “those nations there are petrified of what’s going on in Ukraine, fearing that they’re going to be next,” Gimenez added.
“We cannot show weakness with Russia,” he said. “Peace through strength, and that’s the only thing the Russians, and frankly the Chinese, understand.”
2 comments
PeterH
March 3, 2025 at 11:53 am
Gimenez realizes that this is a tremendous security risk oversight and playing into Russia’s plan to destabilize and destroy European allies. There is an important article in today’s Washington Post referencing Russian newscast interview that Trump’s vision for Ukraine and Europe is Putin’s plan.
PeterH
March 3, 2025 at 11:57 am
ANYONE who aligns themselves with the Trump administrative arm is playing into Russia’s vision of an end all democracies in Europe.
Don’t take my word for this….. My citation is coming directly from Russian media.
From the Washington Post:
“The new (Trump) administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, state television reported Sunday. “This largely aligns with our vision.”