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US President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of failing to prevent the war in Ukraine. "President Zelensky and the corrupt Joe Biden did an absolutely terrible job when they allowed this farce to begin," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. There were so many ways to prevent the outbreak of war, he continued - without explaining how the invasion of the neighboring country ordered by Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin in February 2022 could have been stopped.
The war between Russia and Ukraine is Biden's war, not his, the US President explained. He had only been in office for a short time and had had no problem preventing it during his previous term of office, as Russian President Vladimir Putin respected him. He repeated in capital letters: "I had nothing to do with the war, but I am working tirelessly to stop the death and destruction."
Trump is pushing for an end to the war and maintains close contact with the Kremlin via his special envoy Steve Witkoff. Trump's government envisions a "deal" for an end to the war in several areas that is in Moscow's interest: Ukraine should give up its aspirations to join NATO and US soldiers should not be part of a possible peacekeeping force. Selensky recently said that, in his opinion, the Russian view of the war had prevailed in the US government.
14.04.2025, 17:35
