That legislation stopped the invasion, prevented the invasion, and had the sanctions remained in place, we would not have a war in Ukraine. But Joe Biden came in and waived the sanctions. He gave a multi billion dollar gift to Putin. Putin finished Nord Stream 2 and almost immediately thereafter invaded [Ukraine]. And by the way, it's not just me saying this. Give a listen. To Putin saying this same point, which is that the war in Ukraine would never have happened if Trump had been president in 2021. (14:10–14:15)
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