Putin says war in Ukraine would not have happened if Trump was in office
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In a striking moment of diplomatic alignment, Russian President Vladimir Putin endorsed President Donald Trump’s claim that the war in Ukraine would never have ignited had Trump been in office instead of Joe Biden. The agreement came during a press conference following a summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday evening.
“I can confirm that,” Putin declared, addressing reporters as the summit concluded. His statement bolstered Trump’s repeated assertions, made both during his campaign and after retaking the presidency, that his leadership could have averted the Ukrainian conflict.
Critics have challenged Trump’s perspective, questioning his claims that Ukraine provoked the war and that Biden’s administration missed critical opportunities to prevent it. Yet Putin’s remarks lent a powerful voice to Trump’s narrative.
“I’d like to add one more thing,” Putin said, reflecting on past diplomatic efforts. “I’d like to remind you that in 2022, during the last contact with a previous administration, I tried to convince my previous American colleague that the situation should not be brought to a point of no return when it would come to hostilities and I said it quite directly back then that it’s a big mistake.”
“Today, when President Trump is saying that if he was the president back then there would be no war – I am quite sure that it would indeed be so. I can confirm that.”
Putin described the dire state of U.S.-Russia relations before Trump’s return, noting they had “fallen to the lowest point since the Cold War.” He highlighted the absence of summits between the two nations over the past four years, arguing this gap harmed both countries and global stability. “That’s not benefiting our countries and the world as a whole,” Putin said, stressing the need to move from confrontation to constructive engagement.
The Russian leader praised Trump’s approach, commending “his strive to get to the crux of the matter and to understand this history” of the Ukraine conflict. Calling this commitment “precious,” Putin expressed optimism that Trump’s leadership could foster improved relations.
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I have often said Joe Biden was one of the worst presdient in US history, and even the leader of Russia agrees with that statement.
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