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Alaska Talks: Putin Says Ukraine War Wouldn’t Have Started If Trump Had Been US President In 2022

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Putin backed Trump’s claim that his presence could have stopped the conflict from starting in 2022, saying, “I can confirm that.” 

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Trump and Putin hold talks to discuss a potential ceasefire in Ukraine. (AP/File)

Trump and Putin hold talks to discuss a potential ceasefire in Ukraine. (AP/File)

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the conflict in Ukraine “would never have started” if Donald Trump had been the US President in 2022, during their first in-person meeting in five years held in Alaska.

Putin backed Trump’s claim that his presence could have stopped the conflict from starting, saying, “I can confirm that.”

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Their meeting in Alaska was described by both leaders as constructive, with Putin referring to the venue as “a logical venue given our countries’ shared history.”

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