How Diana Denmans stand for Ukraine revealed Trump soft spot for Russia

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In fact, it turns out, the only thing that history may remember about the Republican Party Platform of 2016 is a plank that Diana Denman, quite of her own accord, sought to add to the platform supporting the defense of the Ukraine from Russian encroachment, a plank that was softened at the insistence of the Trump campaign.

Here is the language that Denman sought to include in the platform:

Today, the post-Cold War ideal of a “Europe whole and free,” is being severely tested by Russia’s ongoing military aggression in Ukraine. Launched in 2014, Moscow’s offensive constitutes the first attempt since the end of World War II to change by force the sovereign boundaries in Europe. Ukraine’s government and people have shown a remarkable resolve to resist Russian pressure, including by mobilizing a military force that, together with European sanctions, has successfully thwarted further advances by the Russian military and its surrogates.

The Ukrainian people deserve our admiration and support in their struggle, and in their efforts to strengthen “the Rule of Law,” forge a Free Market economy, and expand democratic governance. We therefore support maintaining (and, if warranted, increasing) sanctions against Russia until Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are fully restored. We also support providing lethal defensive weapons to Ukraine’s Armed Forces and greater coordination with NATO on defense planning. Simultaneously, we call for increased financial aid for Ukraine, as well as greater assistance in the economic and humanitarian spheres, including government reform and anti-corruption.

But that was before a Trump operative by the name of J.D. Gordo entered the picture at the Platform Committee’s National Security meeting last July.


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