Over the course of his short but eventful political career, Donald Trump has shown a predisposition to be sympathetic to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He dismissed US intelligence services during a 2018 Russia-US summit in Finland and chose to believe Mr. Putin’s denial of interfering in the 2016 election.
This more optimistic view of Russia, which is shared by a sizable portion of the Republican base and some of the party’s congressional representatives, is likely to reemerge as the primary factor guiding US policy if Mr. Trump wins re-election.
His remarks at a town hall meeting held by CNN this week gave more support to those who claim he is too friendly with Mr. Putin.
The ex-president claimed he could put an end to the war in a day but did not elaborate. He protested the expense of the military aid and refused to be pressed on whether he wanted Ukraine to win.
“We don’t have any defence mechanisms. He claimed that we are giving so much out while European nations are not doing nearly enough.
While the US Congress approved spending billions of dollars to support Ukraine over an extended period of time, Mr. Trump may use his executive authority as president to curtail or even halt such funding.
When he was president, he did this in exchange for certain military aid that had received congressional approval.
Although some of his Republican colleagues quickly denounced his comments, it is possible—or even likely—that Trump’s election would result in the US no longer supporting the war effort.
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