Washington (AFP) – As US lawmakers raced Thursday to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, allies of Donald Trump wasted no time in placing the blame squarely with President Joe Biden, saying his administration had emboldened Moscow with a series of policy blunders. Prominent political figures and commentators on the right dropped the longstanding custom of joining Democrats to speak with one voice in times of international crisis — accusing the president of weakness and even rallying to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s side. “Trump did the impossible and brought peace to the Middle East. Bide…