Our failure in the west to respond decisively to the taking of Crimea initially, and I say the west, not just the United States, was, in my opinion, the mother of this war in Ukraine. Today. When Vladimir Putin's forces invaded the sovereign nation of Ukraine four years ago, Russian media predicted its democratic government would fall in three days. Now, 1,524 days later, Ukraine is still holding the line and even making gains to liberate territory. The nation's military is fighting not only Ukraine's war for independence, it is fighting for all who believe in freedom, self determination and international law. (01:18–01:29)
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Asserts that Russian media predicted Ukraine's government would fall in three days after the invasion.
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