Former U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized President Joe Biden, claiming that the Ukraine conflict would have escalated into World War III if he had not been in office. Trump stated that Biden’s administration’s failures have prolonged the war and asserted that he had reduced the severity of the situation during his time in power. He emphasized his focus on ending the conflict.
During a White House media interaction, Trump mentioned that when he assumed office, relations between the Biden administration and Moscow were at their lowest point. He claimed to have restored diplomatic ties that were suspended after February 2022. Regarding the Ukraine war, he suggested that he had improved the dire circumstances significantly and that a resolution could be reached very soon.
Trump labeled the Ukraine conflict as “Biden’s war” and condemned the military support provided to Ukraine. He estimated that this support would cost the U.S. approximately $350 billion. Earlier this year, Trump indicated his intention to recoup these losses through a mineral agreement with Kyiv. However, a potential challenge lies in the fact that the mineral resources involved in the U.S.-Ukraine agreement are located in the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, which voted to join Russia in 2022.