Recent letter writers have implied that because Putin did not invade Ukraine during Trump’s time in office that Putin was afraid of Trump’ Presidency. I believe the facts lead to a different conclusion.
The Russians bailed Trump out of one of his bankruptcies and helped him get elected. Putin believed he could be counted on to help with the invasion of Ukraine. Remember that Trump met with Putin with only Putin’s translator present. This is probably when Putin requested Trump’s help.
As Trump’s term came to an end he prepared a dossier containing military secrets involving NATO and other issues relevant to an invasion of Ukraine. This dossier has now disappeared. I bet it, or at least a copy, is in the Kremlin. It is more reasonable to believe that Trump aided the invasion of Ukraine rather than inhibited it.
Steven Brown
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