Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley alleged on the GOP debate stage Wednesday night that Russian President Vladimir Putin killed Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, tearing into political newcomer Vivek Ramaswamy for “choosing a murderer” over pro-American Ukraine.
Haley argued Ramaswamy, who claims the U.S. is “driving Russia further into China’s arms” by giving billions to Ukraine, wants to “hand Ukraine to Russia” and “let China eat Taiwan.”
“You don’t do that to friends. What you do instead is you have the backs of your friends. Ukraine, it’s a front line of defense,” Haley said in Milwaukee. “Putin has said… once Russia takes Ukraine, Poland and the Baltics are next. That’s a world war. We’re trying to prevent war. Look at what Putin did today. He killed Prigozhin. When I was at the U.N., the Russian ambassador suddenly died. This guy is a murderer. And you are choosing a murderer over a pro-American country.”
Putin has so far remained silent since…
