Trump: Ukraine war would never have started ‘if we had a leader’

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks as he participates in the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections with US President Joe Biden at CNN’s studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024. Agence France-Presse

ATLANTA — Republican Donald Trump laid the blame for the Ukraine war at US President Joe Biden’s feet Thursday, insisting that the invasion never would have happened “if we had a leader.”

“This is a war that never should have started. If we had a leader in this war… He’s given $200 billion now or more to Ukraine, he’s given $200 billion. That’s a lot of money. I don’t think there’s ever been anything like it,” Trump said during the pair’s first debate clash of the 2024 election campaign.

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