Russia is the aggressor. Putin is a war criminal. And Volodymyr Zelenskyy also fumbled the bag pretty hard.
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Some want to whitewash the truth, but we cannot ignore the truth. Russia is at fault for this war.
We've explained very clearly what our plan is here, which is, we want to get the Russians to the negotiating table.
If you take Trump's word on that, you probably believe that Ukraine started the war, not Russia.
I VEHEMENTLY DISAGREE with standing with RUSSIA! I am still standing with Ukraine, President Zelenskyy, & the Ukrainian People! FULL STOP!
I also believe, through bitter experience, that Vladimir Putin is a gangster.
Anything that feeds into Putin’s hands is a disaster.
I don’t believe for a second Russia is going to advance a war in any other country right now.
They're dying, Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying. And I'll have that done - I'll have that done in 24 hours.
Ukraine did not invade Russia. Russia invaded Ukraine.
I've spoken to President Putin, and I think that thing is going to end. It's got to end.
That invasion was the responsibility of one human being on the face of this planet. It was Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine did not ‘start’ this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The Road to Peace must be built on the Truth.
If Ukraine falls, it will only be a matter of time until Russia invades a NATO ally our troops will be required to defend.