sen. Marco Rubio on Friday, he praised Ukrainians for opposing the Russian invasion, saying they reminded them of the importance of the struggle for freedom.
This comes when a video of citizens being handed out rifles ready to fight invading troops appears, and certain moments of courage – like a lone protester standing in front of a military convoy – go viral.
Rubio appeared at the Conference on Conservative Political Action in Orlando, Floridawhere he opposed cancel the culture and the imposition of masks.
But he used the argument to feed red meat to his Trumpy audience before linking the fight at home to the fight abroad.
“No matter where you are in this situation between Ukraine and Russia – what we should have done in advance, what we should do now – the only thing I think everyone can agree with is that the people of Ukraine are inspiring to the world. He said.
“You have 70-year-old men, older women, younger children who have taken up arms, ready to sacrifice everything.”
Ukrainian authorities say they have distributed 10,000 rifles to citizens ready to defend their country.
And there have been reports that the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense is asking residents to start making Molotov cocktails.
Senator Marco Rubio says the people of Ukraine are an inspiration in the way they oppose Russia and fight the invading forces
Ukrainian troops move in tanks to the front line with Russian forces in the Luhansk region of Ukraine on February 25, 2022 – Ukrainian forces fought with Russian troops in the capital Kiev on the second day of conflict, which took dozens of lives
A brave Ukrainian citizen was filmed apparently trying to stop a convoy of Russian Tiger-M combat vehicles – similar to American Humvees – from moving on a highway near Crimea in scenes reminiscent of the “tanker” in Tiananmen Square.
Rubio also told the story of the 13 border guards defending Snake Island against the Russian navy.
They were killed after using a chosen language to tell a Russian ship that they would not surrender.
Other stories of disobedience went viral, such as the moment a Ukrainian woman sang the national anthem as she cleared the rubble of her bombed-out home.
Oksana Gulenko’s home was among the 33 civilian sites bombed by Russia in his attack on Ukraine in the last 24 hours.
A video of a man opposing Putin’s troops trying to block a Russian military convoy also surfaced in scenes reminiscent of the “tanker” in Tiananmen Square blocking Chinese forces in 1989.
The footage, believed to have been taken in the southern part of the country, near Crimea, emerged when the Russian military attacked Kiev today in an apparent attempt to seize the capital and “behead” the government in hopes of a quick victory.
“These are people who actually say we refuse to be Putin’s slaves,” he said.
“We refuse to live under tyranny, we are ready to give our lives and die.
“It reminds us of two things: how valuable freedom and liberty are, how quickly they can be lost.
“And the second thing that should remind us is that the reason we had freedom and we had freedom was that at one point people were willing to do that for our country here.”
By linking the Russian invasion to American freedom history, he managed to circumvent the division facing the Republican Party.
Pictured: A resident of an apartment building throws debris out the window while clearing his home after being devastated by a bomb blast
Ukrainians hide in a bomb shelter in Kiev equipped with AK-47 rifles as Russian troops move to the outskirts
Russian armor is now advancing on Kiev from the north and east, with US intelligence saying the plan is to besiege the city, seize an airport and launch paratroopers who will then attack the capital. The goal would be to take over the government and force them to sign a peace treaty that would regain control of the country of Russia or a Russian puppet.
CPAC spokesmen were outspoken in their attacks on President Joe Biden, claiming that Putin had invaded because he saw a weak administration that had left Afghanistan in a chaotic withdrawal.
But other figures, such as Republican leader Kevin McCarthy or members of its foreign policy establishment, have focused on Putin as a villain.
Instead, Rubio linked Putin’s actions to what he saw as a creeping tyranny in the United States.
“There are people who may disagree with us on what the tax rate should be. “There are people who may disagree with us on how much regulation there should be in the government,” he said.
“There are people who may disagree with us on various issues. There are people who may never have voted the same way as any of you in a presidential race.
“They are really angry and get rid of school board members because they come for their children, and they get rid of local government officials because they come for their business.
“And they will get rid of the federal leaders who are coming for their freedom.”