Trump Claims "No Way" Putin Would Invade Ukraine When He Was In Power
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Russia-Ukraine Crisis: "I know Vladimir Putin very well, and he would have never done during the Trump administration what he is doing now, no way!" claimed ex US President Donald Trump.
Former US president Donald Trump boasted of his close relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, arguing that the Ukraine crisis would not have happened under his administration.
"If properly handled, there was absolutely no reason that the situation currently happening in Ukraine should have happened at all," he said in a statement.
"I know Vladimir Putin very well, and he would have never done during the Trump administration what he is doing now, no way!"
Russia is facing an international backlash after Putin ordered his forces into Ukraine to secure two breakaway enclaves.