Putin finished Nord Stream 2 and almost immediately thereafter invaded. 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. Give a listen. I'd like to remind you that in 2022, during the last contact with the I tried to convince my previous American colleague that the situation should not be brought to the point of no return when it would come to hostilities. (14:21–14:27)
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Asserts that Trump's presidency would have prevented the Ukraine war.
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