On the recordFebruary 19, 2023
Putin thought Ukraine was weak and the West was divided. He's just been plain wrong, plain wrong. And one year later, the evidence is right here in this room.
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transcripts.cnn.comJoe Biden: “Putin thought Ukraine was weak and the West was divided. He's just been plain wrong, plain wrong. And one year later…”
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President Biden asserts that Putin misjudged Ukraine's strength and the unity of the West in response to the conflict.
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