Did Trump's actions as president embolden Putin to invade Ukraine? Did Biden's withdrawl from Afghanistan spur the invasion? What about Obama's inaction after Crimea? Here's a breakdown of American presidents' influence on the war in Ukraine.
Trump’s order to withhold aid to Kyiv jeopardized a struggling ally and weakened its hand against Russian aggression.annexing the Crimean peninsula
Putin watched the United States do “just about everything it could to undermine alliances and partnerships under Donald Trump,” former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder said in a recent conference sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations. Then, Daalder added, Biden took over and talked about “America being back” and yet struggled, initially, to rebuild those alliances.
The favor involved investigating Biden’s son Hunter and his lucrative position with the Ukrainian oil conglomerate Burisma. Zelensky resisted, with his staff insisting on a formal request for an investigation if the U.S. wanted one. His staff also emphasized to State Department officials that Zelensky was leery about getting involved in U.S. politics.
“That chapter, which resulted in the president, former president’s, impeachment, sadly was an encouragement to Putin and weakened Ukraine even in this fight,” said Rep. Adam B. Schiff , who led the first Trump impeachment inquiry. Schiff added that Putin anticipated if he started a broader invasion of Ukraine, he could count on Trump either to praise him or to criticize Biden.Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said last week that Putin was more influenced by Biden.
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