Is Donald Trump Compromised by Russia?

Is Donald Trump working for Vladimir Putin? Evidence follows.

-- A year ago, Trump blocked condemnation of Putin after Russia attacked Ukrainian ships in Ukrainian waters and held the crew captive.

-- Last year, Trump cancelled U.S. naval exercises in the Black Sea because they upset Putin.

-- Trump wants Russia readmitted to the G-7 despite their removal for invading  and occupying Crimea, a part of Ukraine.

-- Trump held up military aid to Ukraine casting doubt that the U.S. is a reliable ally thus weakening Ukraine's position. Putin still views Ukraine as a part of Russia.

-- U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker, quit when he realized that Trump was trying to extort the president of Ukraine. Volker's job was to help Ukraine negotiate with Russia. He was not replaced.

-- Trump help up javelin anti-tank missiles from Ukraine after they were approved by the National Security Council, the Dept. of Defense, and the State Department to defend against an ongoing Russian invasion in Crimea.

-- Trump pulled U.S. troops out of Syria, abandoning our Kurdish allies after a phone call with Turkey's president. Russia soldiers now occupy a former U.S. base in Syria.

-- Turkey, a NATO member, recently purchased Russian anti-aircraft missiles. NATO was formed to counter Russian aggression. This could be a grave danger to U.S. aircraft.

-- Trump attempted to promote a conspiracy theory that it was Ukraine and not Russia that interfered in the U.S 2016 elections, despite multiple investigations, including a bipartisan Senate investigation, that showed it was Russia. This conspiracy is actively being spread by Putin.

      Every one of the above decisions by Trump benefits Putin to the determent of the United States. It's as if Trump is following orders from Putin who wants to make Russia great again.

John L Ferri