Putin Suggests Ukraine Crisis Could Have Been Avoided if Trump Had Won in 2020
Jan 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly suggested that the Ukrainian crisis might have been avoided if Donald Trump had won the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Putin implied that under Trump's leadership, the circumstances leading to the 2022 conflict may not have arisen. He also expressed a readiness to discuss the war with Trump.
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