On the recordAugust 15, 2025
Look, Vladimir Putin wanted to take all of Ukraine. If I wasn’t president, he would, right now, be taking all of Ukraine, but he’s not going to do it.
Donald Trump: “Look, Vladimir Putin wanted to take all of Ukraine. If I wasn’t president, he would, right now, be taking all of…”
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Trump asserts that Putin's ambitions in Ukraine are curtailed by his presidency.
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