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Ex-Trump national security advisor John Bolton says 'Putin saw Trump doing a lot of his work for him,' so he chose not to invade Ukraine
Trump was just a Russia tool and asset, not a strong leader that would stand up to Putin?!! I guess we should be grateful, Trump is not in office, I could see Trump pulling out of NATO and turning a blind eye to Putin's invasion of Ukraine too?!!
Bolton pointed to Trump's outspoken criticism of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the military and diplomatic alliance established in the wake of World War II.
"I think one of the reasons that Putin did not move during Trump's term in office was he saw the president's hostility of NATO.
It was widely reported in American media," Bolton said during an interview with SiriusXM's Julie Mason. "And to Putin's mind, it's a binary proposition: a weaker NATO is a stronger Russia."
Bolton went on, "Putin saw Trump doing a lot of his work for him, and thought, maybe in a second term, Trump would make good on his desire to get out of NATO, and then it would just ease Putin's path just that much more."
Trump undermined NATO during his time in office. In 2018, he privately discussed withdrawing the United States from the alliance, raising concerns among national security officials.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-trump-national-security-advisor-231023716.html
Trump was just a Russia tool and asset, not a strong leader that would stand up to Putin?!! I guess we should be grateful, Trump is not in office, I could see Trump pulling out of NATO and turning a blind eye to Putin's invasion of Ukraine too?!!
- Former national security advisor John Bolton said "Putin saw Trump doing a lot of his work for him."
- Trump considered withdrawing the US from NATO while he was president.
- Bolton said it's one of the reasons that Putin did not invade Ukraine during Trump's time in office.
Bolton pointed to Trump's outspoken criticism of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the military and diplomatic alliance established in the wake of World War II.
"I think one of the reasons that Putin did not move during Trump's term in office was he saw the president's hostility of NATO.
It was widely reported in American media," Bolton said during an interview with SiriusXM's Julie Mason. "And to Putin's mind, it's a binary proposition: a weaker NATO is a stronger Russia."
Bolton went on, "Putin saw Trump doing a lot of his work for him, and thought, maybe in a second term, Trump would make good on his desire to get out of NATO, and then it would just ease Putin's path just that much more."
Trump undermined NATO during his time in office. In 2018, he privately discussed withdrawing the United States from the alliance, raising concerns among national security officials.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-trump-national-security-advisor-231023716.html