Trump Says Russia is in a Stronger Negotiating Position
US President Trump made a series of comments on the Ukraine crisis during an interview with the American political news website "Politico." He claimed that if he were still in the presidency, the war "should not have happened" and implied that his administration had prevented the outbreak of the Third World War.
Trump said in the interview: "There is no doubt about it: Russia is currently in a stronger negotiating position. It is a much larger country." He pointed his finger at the current situation, saying, "This war should not have happened. Frankly, if I were president, it would not have happened – it did not happen in the past four years."
He reviewed the situation before the war, saying that he had observed the developments and warned, "They would cause some trouble." Regarding the risk of escalation after the conflict broke out, Trump said, "It could have turned into the Third World War. I think it probably won't now; but if I hadn't been president, the Third World War might have already broken out."
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