Biden’s ‘Weak’ Messaging a Factor in Ukraine Invasion: Richard Grenell

Richard Grenell, a special envoy appointed by President Donald Trump, speaks during a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic after their meeting at the Serbia Palace in Belgrade on Sept. 22, 2020. Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden’s weak messaging and policies on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline played a role in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch a full-scale invasion against Ukraine on Feb. 24, former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell suggested in a recent interview.

“This is a disaster … We didn’t have to have this situation unfold,” Grenell told EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” program at the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando.