John Cornyn: “Putin says the war would have ended long ago, in March 22nd…”

“… incited a Ukrainian coup in 2014 and further unrest in in eastern Ukraine in 2022 which necessitated military Russian military action to liberate the people of Crimea and eastern Ukraine. Putin says the war would have ended long ago, in March 22nd had it not been for the west supplying Ukraine with weapons and political support. and extending the conflict. Likewise, Putin sees Ukraine's prospective association with NATO or European peacekeeping force as an inherent extension of Western imperialism, which he cannot tolerate.” (10:51–11:01)

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