Former President Trump Tuesday praised Russian strongman Vladimir Putin as a “genius” for invading portions of Ukraine — and blasted President Biden for weakness. Showering praise on a top geopolitical rival of America, Trump said the “very savvy” Putin outsmarted Biden by recognizing two breakaway regions as independent nations. “This is genius: Putin declares a big portion of Ukraine as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful … I said: How smart is that?’” Trump said. Trump said Putin was clever to frame his invasion force as a way to protect the separatist regions even though the U.S. and its a…