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President Joe Biden said Friday that the United States will "never" accept Russia's annexation of part of Ukraine seven years ago.
"The United States does not and will never recognize Russia's purported annexation of the peninsula, and we will stand with Ukraine against Russia's aggressive acts," Biden said in a statement marking the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Crimea.
<p>"The United States continues to stand with Ukraine and its allies and partners today, as it has from the beginning of this conflict. On this somber anniversary, we reaffirm a simple truth: Crimea is Ukraine," Biden said.</p><p>Russian troops seized the Crimean peninsula on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine in 2014 and President Vladimir Putin then incorporated the region under Moscow's rule.</p><p>Simultaneously, the Kremlin backed an armed uprising in eastern Ukraine where pro-Russian separatists declared independence, sparking a war that continues to simmer, with swaths of territory remaining out of the Ukrainian government's control.</p><p>In the latest fighting, two people were killed and two injured, the government in Kiev said Wednesday.</p><p>The latest casualties came as Kiev accused Moscow and the separatists of using heavy weaponry and ramping up attacks in violation of a ceasefire agreed in July of last year.</p><p>© 2021 AFP</p>
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GOP congressman Peter Meijer argues Trump 'destroyed' his legacy with the Capitol riots
February 26, 2021
One Republican Congressman (R-Mich.) is being honest about former President Donald Trump's post-election actions and the irretrievable damage he did to his legacy.
During a recent interview with CBS News' Washington correspondent Major Garrett, Rep. Peter Meijer weighed in on the disturbing series of events that have occurred over the last several weeks.
<p>Although Trump caused quite an uproar in the weeks after President Joe Biden was declared the winner of the presidential election, Meijer believes Trump could have "secured himself an interesting but positive place in the history books" if he had conceded sometime in December instead of continuing to circulate misinformation and unfounded claims about voter fraud.</p><p>The Michigan lawmaker went on to share his take on how those claims infiltrated the Republican Party and ultimately contributed to the divide the party is facing now. Meijer said, "As long as those myths, those fictions, those lies persist, we're in for deep, deep problems as a party and as a country."</p><p>Meijer also discussed the Capitol riots that occurred on Jan. 6. He noted that while the incident did claim the lives of five individuals, it could have been far worse. "We had the number two, three, and four in the line of succession after the president in that building and he stood by and watched. We're frankly incredibly lucky that day wasn't worse than it was," the Republican lawmaker said.</p><p>According to Meijer, the U.S. Capitol riots were a "defining moment" in Trump's presidency that subsequently "destroyed" his legacy.</p><p>"I frankly think that, despite all of the tweets and tension, that is an administration that would have aged well once some things were moved passed," Meijer said. "But honestly now, the events of January 6 — that was the capstone, that was the defining moment," Meijer said. "And I think that a storming of the Capitol by [Trump's] supporters — that erased, that destroyed all the positive components of that legacy."</p><p>So, what does the future of the Republican Party look like? Meijer is hoping for a forward progression. "I hope that we can get to a point where we can move on, but you can't do that if you don't address the wound," he said. "If you just paper it over, it's only going to get worse and worse."</p>
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'I'm tired of not winning!' Conservative blisters CPAC for worshipping one-term loser Trump
February 26, 2021
The Conservative Political Action Conference this year will literally feature a gold statue of former President Donald Trump, but one prominent conservative commentator says it's time to move on from the one-term, twice-impeached president.
Alice Stewart, a former communications director for Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) 2016 presidential campaign, told CNN that it's ridiculous to see conservatives continuing to worship Trump even though he cost them control of the White House and Congress.
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"As a Republican, quite frankly, I'm tired of not winning," she said. "And that was a big promise from Trump is winning, and we've lost the House, the Senate and the White House under his leadership."
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She also lamented that CPAC is no longer about conservative policies and ideas, but rather about the idolization of a president who decisively lost the 2020 election.
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She also unfavorably compared Trump to GOP icon Ronald Reagan, who won two landslide elections in the 1980s.
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"Ronald Reagan spent every single day building converts," she explained. "And unfortunately, Donald Trump makes enemies. Ronald Reagan spent every day building the Republican Party. Unfortunately, Trump spends a lot of time tearing it down. And Ronald Reagan was much more secure in who he was. Unfortunately, Donald Trump is a little bit more about his own ego."
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