Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is abusing her position of public trust by conducting a war of disinformation for Russia’s benefit.
May 4, 2024
Marjorie Taylor Greene. Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP
It’s high time for the US House of Representatives to censure a Russian ally in Congress, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). The New York Post has featured her as “Moscow Marjorie” for waging a Pro-Kremlin disinformation war to the detriment of Ukraine and America.
Unfortunately, Greene is more than a mouthpiece for the Kremlin’s imperialistic ambitions. Her latest antics surfaced on Wednesday when she announced plans to oust House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), for embracing a Ukraine aid package that recently passed Congress. Previously, Greene had sabotaged Ukraine aid packages by threatening to oust House speaker Johnson, causing a six-month delay, measured in thousands of civilian casualties by Russian strikes.
Greene, a right-wing extremist, laments that “Ukraine funding is a corrupt money scheme,” that Ukraine is full of Nazis and that Ukraine is persecuting Christians. This outrageous pro-Russian propaganda has been debunked by the Inspector General that reported no fraud in weapons for Ukraine.
Recently, Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) issued a blistering condemnation of Greene on the House floor for making false statements. Greene’s portrayal of innocent Ukrainian citizens as Nazis, is a myth repeated right out of the Kremlin’s playbook. Historian and Holocaust expert, Timothy Snyder also debunked claims by Greene that Nazism is rampant in Ukrainian politics. Snyder, testified on the House floor “that anyone who wants to stop fascism” should stop Russia.
Her statements that Ukraine persecutes Christians while Russia doesn’t, turns the truth upside down. Russia is the country that murders and tortures Christians according to Stephen Moore, founder of the Ukraine Freedom Project. Russian forces bombed 600 churches and murdered 30 Christian leaders in Ukraine; tortured and imprisoned Muslim Crimean Tartars and Jehovah witnesses. The Religious Information Service of Ukraine reports that Russian forces seized a Christian Evangelical deacon, Anatoliy Prokopchuk, and his son, whose bodies were found “mutilated beyond recognition” in south Ukraine.
Practically all Americans would support Ukraine if they realized that taxpayers have spent comparatively nothing. A mere 3 percent of US defense budget is being spent on Ukraine. Money allocated for replenishment stocks creates manufacturing jobs for Americans, modernizing our defense with shiny new equipment for America.
That pittance of money- comparatively speaking- is preventing Russia’s autocratic march into Europe, and America’s potential entry into a world war. Providing Ukraine weaponry now saves thousands of American lives and trillions of dollars later.
The alarming extent of Russian disinformation surfaced after House Intelligence chair, Mike Turner (R-OH) warned that “Russian propaganda is being repeated on the House floor.” Although Turner failed to mention names, Greene and other extremists are the obvious culprits. These national security concerns were echoed by House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Michael McCaul, who warned that ‘Russian propaganda is affecting part of the Republican party’.
Greene’s religious messaging that Ukraine is persecuting Christians is egregiously false and aimed at undermining Congressional support for Ukraine. On a related issue, a Washington, D.C. lobbying firm is messaging religious issues on Capitol Hill and has a client, pro-Russian oligarch Vadym Novinsky.
The Ukrainian government has sanctioned Novinsky with a host of alleged charges. He fled Ukraine and is currently masquerading as a deacon at a Russian Orthodox church in Zurich, Switzerland.
The fact that a Washington, D.C. lobbying firm announced they have an oligarch as a client raises concerns. According to US government documents $100,000 was spent lobbying for “issues associated with religious freedom.” This sounds innocent, except that the lobbying group’s client (Novinsky) is connected to the Kremlin-controlled Russian Orthodox church that just declared a “holy war” against Ukraine.
Finally, after six months of delay, the House advanced a $61 billion Ukraine aid package that overwhelmingly passed the House and Senate. House Speaker Johnson courageously embraced Ukraine aid, to the delight of Reagan Republicans. Johnson’s change of heart partially stems from 500 Americans that recently convened a Ukrainian Action summit in Washington. Three-hundred-fifty meetings were held to educate Congress and counteract Russian disinformation.
Congress should censure Greene and others and determine the extent of Russia collusion between Pro- Kremlin lobbyists and members of Congress.
The views expressed in this opinion article are the author’s and not necessarily those of Kyiv Post.
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How a Ukrainian cartoonist views Moscow Marge:
The New York Post :
Donald Trump’s opinion of Moscow Marge :
“Practically all Americans would support Ukraine if they realized that taxpayers have spent comparatively nothing. A mere 3 percent of US defense budget is being spent on Ukraine. Money allocated for replenishment stocks creates manufacturing jobs for Americans, modernizing our defense with shiny new equipment for America.”
If all this has been provided in 2021, it would have been over.
Now it’s all too late. The one thing that America can do to end putler is US boots on the ground : the one thing that no US leader will do.
“The views expressed in this opinion article are the author’s and not necessarily those of Kyiv Post.”
Why this disclaimer is needed is baffling. Surely any employee who does not share this view is a traitor that should be sacked?
Its because ethical media does not choose a political side, that’s for the readers to decide. Ukrainians don’t care who wins the elections, they just want to be supported.
That is why they care who wins the election.
^yellowMuppet
You expect a respectable news outlet to be impartial about a murderous fascist like Greene?
What “ethical media” outlets do you refer to? The KP is an ethical outlet and it condemns genocidal fascism.
No ethical publication in the world is impartial about genocidal fascism. All ethical media in the world condemns genocidal fascism. The chances of any KP staff, or any Ukrainian at all supporting the murderous fascism of Greene is zero.
Many unethical media in the US actually support the putler regime, including big sites run by Trump friends like Breitbart (Bannon) and Gateway Pundit (Jim Hoft).
Z; aka X, home of another Trump ally; Carlson, is the biggest platform in the world for such vile hatred.
“I like Tucker a lot,” Trump said in an interview last month when asked about Carlson serving as his running mate. “He’s got great common sense.”
You have never expressed even one word of sympathy to the loved ones of the thousands murdered by putler as a direct result of the Trump aid block. Yet you are willing to leap to the defence of the indefensible: Greene and all members of the GOP’s Putin wing.
I think we both know that RSM ignores all evidence against his orange boyfriend and only comes out of the sewer when there is an opportunity to blame Democrats or when something positive is being said about Trump.
^notErnie
“Russian forces seized a Christian Evangelical deacon, Anatoliy Prokopchuk, and his son, whose bodies were found “mutilated beyond recognition” in south Ukraine.”
That is satanic. The type of evil that is usually confined to a Dennis Wheatley novel.
But it’s perfectly normal everyday behaviour for the putinaZi death cult.
600 Ukrainian churches destroyed: that is SATANIC.
The sad thing is that, despite MTG being a filthy traitor, a blatant liar, and a despicable russian asset, there still are many morons who will still vote for her.
Marjorie T. Lavrova is just scum.