‘I Talked To Him About It…’: Trump Says Putin ‘Would Never Have Invaded’ If He Was President

thank you so much let’s move to the topic of foreign policy I want to begin with Russia’s war against Ukraine which is now in its third year former president Trump Russian President Vladimir Putin says he’ll only end this war if Russia keeps the Ukrainian territory it has already claimed and Ukraine abandons its bid to join NATO are Putin’s terms acceptable to you first of all our veterans and our soldiers can’t stand this guy they can’t stand him they think he’s the worst commander-in-chief if that’s what you call him that we’ve ever had they can’t stand him so let’s get that straight and they like me more than just about any of them and that’s based on every single bit of information as far as Russia and Ukraine if we had a real president the president that knew that was respected by Putin he would have never he would have never invaded Ukraine a lot of people are dead right now much more than people know you know they talk about numbers you can double those numbers maybe triple those numbers he did nothing to stop it in fact I think he encouraged Russia from going in I tell you what happened he was so bad with Afghanistan it was such a horrible embarrassment most embarrassing moment in the history of our country that when Putin watched that and he saw the incompetence that he should he should have fired those generals like I fired the one that you mentioned and so he’s got no love loss but he should have fired those generals no General got fired for the most embarrassing moment in the the history of our country Afghanistan where we left billions of dollars of equipment behind we lost 13 beautiful soldiers and 38 soldiers were obliterated and by the way we left people behind too we left American citizens behind when Putin saw that he said you know what I think we’re going to go in and maybe take my this was his dream I talked to him about it his dream the difference is he never would have invaded Ukraine never just like Israel would have never been invaded in a million years by Hamas you know why because Iran was broke with me I wouldn’t let anybody do business with them they ran out of money they were broke they had no money for Hamas they had no money for anything no money for Terror that’s why you had no Terror at all during my Administration this place the whole world is blowing up under him

During Thursday Night’s CNN Presidential Debate, former President Donald Trump was asked about the war in Ukraine, and Putin’s terms for ending the war.

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35 comments

  2. If the US didn't overthrow the democratically elected government of Ukraine in 2014 or send Kamala Harris to announce Ukraine's entry to NATO, Putin wouldn't have invaded.

  3. That's because President Trump would not have supported Ukraine and given Zelenzke billions of dollars to waste on this stupid war fought only for money.

  6. TRUMP TRIED TO BLACKMAIL UKRAINE BY WITHHOLDING 400 MILLION IN MILITARY AID. TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED. TRUMP IS A TRAITOR.

  9. Ukraine is no longer Ukraine after 2014. Remember the civil war that destroyed the government power that was there. All the people that died who disagreed with the new government. Bunch of drugged-up mercenaries running a country, and throwing out honest people as cannon fodder to save their coward behinds.

  12. Trump has never served 1 day in the military. He doesn't speak for a lot veteran's. Trump is truly an embarrassment to the United States.

  19. Bye, bye, America; my parents were so grateful for you to fight the nazis and now you want this trump man for president??? Sorry from the Netherlands…..

  21. 🇷🇺 🤝🇺🇸 Our President Putin Greatest man in history will be leader of the earth with Trump help. VOTE TRUMP 2024. "russkiy mir"

  23. The reason Russia invaded Ukraine was America was sending them long range weapons and nuclear capable weapons they seen as a threat. Russia told them to remove said weapons before they even invaded, Saying it was because we looked weak is fascist rhetoric.

  24. Only if Trump would force Ukraine to end their war upon the people of the Donbas that began in 2014… By the interim president of the Maiden Party and then the President Poroshenko to declare that Russian speakers & ethnic Russians as terrorists and subhumans as Orcs and Muscovites having no rights at all.

  28. Trump is and always will be one of Americas greatest embarrassments, we should not be basing the Presidential race on ones qualifications to lie fluently, it should be based on ones humanity and this man has none.

  29. Facts: Until 1991 There was no Ukraine this land is Russia's land. The West won the cold war that collapsed Russia

    Russia then had to divined it's land by granting independence to members of Russia USSR. To Ukraine the constitution stated that Ukraine must remain neutral not joining NATO and EU. Then came this Zelensky with Ukrainian overthrown the current elected government then rewrote the Constitution above stated that Ukraine will joint NATO and EU with NATO military bases in Ukraine this is simply a declaration for war with Russia. With NATO EU leaders who are dearly back Zelensky this man feel confident to go to war with Russia as you all see he will go the end with the bless of NATO EU and US tax payers money.

  30. What would it of mattered if Putin invaded Ukraine if Trump was president because Trump would have had the war stopped in 24 hours anyway 😂😂😂😂😂I

  35. If the Biden administration was planning on giving Ukraine billions in weapons in the event that Russia invaded they should have threatened Russia pretty hard and tried to paint a picture of thousands of Soldiers killed and billions in military equipment lost when Russian troops were camped out on Ukraine's border. Put in a maximum deterrent. Not sure how Trump would have handled it??? But for this issue how could he have done worse?

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