Senator Ted Cruz has accused US President Joe Biden of being the real reason for the escalation of tensions between the West and Russia, arguing that his leadership has helped worsen the situation across the shared border with Ukraine.
Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, Cruz hinted that the high levels of tension around Eastern Europe are due to the new “occupant of the Oval Office,” and questioned why there was no threat of a Russian invasion in the years prior.
“Why didn’t it happen in 2018, 2019, or 2020? What changed?” he asked, implying that Biden’s presidency is the catalyst that sparked the rise in tensions seen in recent months.
Senator Cruz went on to accuse Biden of showing“weakness and appeasement almost immediately after he put his hand on the Bible,” arguing the President has been underperforming since his inauguration in January last year.