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Peter Welch: “Trump has suggested that it was Ukraine that invade.”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Senator Welch calls out President Trump siding with Putin over our ally.

Published | Video Starts at 01:11

And saying that doesn't suggest that there's a plan that includes any commitment on the part of Putin to stop killing innocent people. He did invade. Trump has suggested that it was Ukraine that invade. That's absurd. And you can't have a capitulation on the part of Ukraine without having some sense of security guarantees. (01:11–01:14)

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Asserts that Trump claimed Ukraine was the aggressor in the conflict.

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