‘War criminal’ or ‘savvy strongman’? Putin invasion deepens Republican divide

While Republican hawks' condemned the aggression, CPAC speakers lauded the Russian president's genius'

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has exposed a schism in the Republican party between hawks" who condemn Vladimir Putin and America first" followers who express admiration for the strongman.

But what has united the two wings so far is an opportunity to score political points by casting Joe Biden as weak and paying the price of failure in Afghanistan.