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Ted Cruz: “The war in Ukraine was caused by Joe Biden's weakness, his…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 07:29

Well, listen, number one, it was clear when President Trump campaigned throughout last year that he was campaigning, among other things, on ending the war in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine was caused by Joe Biden's weakness, his weakness as commander in chief. It was caused by Joe Biden waiving the sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that runs from Russia to Germany. (07:29–07:35)

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Asserts that Joe Biden's perceived weakness led to the war in Ukraine.

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