I authored those sanctions. I wrote that legislation. Donald Trump signed those sanctions into law. And as Putin said in Alaska just a couple of days ago, If Trump had still been in the Oval Office, there would be no war in Ukraine. Russia would not have invaded in this settlement. What I think is very important, I would like to see Ukraine and the rest of Europe sign an agreement to buy … (17:20–17:26)
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Asserts that the war in Ukraine would not have occurred if Trump were president.
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