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Search results for "Trump tells Putin he's ready to help end the Ukraine war"

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Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago:
Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia.
By Claire Cranford, Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2025
Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Vladimir Putin “is fleeing the war!”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 29, 2022
Facebook posts stated on March 02, 2022 in a public Facebook post:
“Putin Vows to ‘Crush’ Child Traffickers in Ukraine”
By Luiz Romero• March 18, 2022
Michael Morell stated on September 19, 2016 in an open letter to Donald Trump:
Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 22, 2016
Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“The pope, Xi and Putin all meet to plan world events!”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 15, 2022
VoteVets stated on March 02, 2022 in an ad:
"Donald Trump's appeasement of Putin wasn't just a personal act of treason, it's the Republican Party's official position."
By Tom Kertscher• March 10, 2022
Facebook posts stated on September 03, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“The Russian army is withdrawing from Ukraine!” in September 2022
By Andy Nguyen• September 8, 2022
Viral image stated on March 24, 2024 in a Instagram post:
Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin saying Biblical figures were “all Black.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 25, 2024
Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Images show “Putin has been arrested.”
By Jeff Cercone• March 28, 2023
Danielle Pletka stated on July 08, 2018 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says Bernie Sanders was indifferent to Russia's annexation of Crimea because he felt "they have a lot of Russians anyway."
By Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2018
Threads posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a Threads post:
“NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says that ‘if Trump surrenders Ukraine to Putin, he will personally expel the United States from the alliance.’”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 13, 2024
Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Vladimir Putin “released 35,000 children from tunnels and subway in Ukraine.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 20, 2022
Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Official statement — Putin assassinated in the Kremlin!”
By Tom Kertscher• August 22, 2023
Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Joe Biden confirms WW3 live on TV.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2023
Sarah Palin stated on February 28, 2014 in a post on Facebook:
Says she made an "accurate prediction" that if Barack Obama were elected it would encourage Russia to invade Ukraine.  
By Jon Greenberg• March 4, 2014
Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2022 in a video:
“The Russian army has surrendered in Donetsk!”
By Andy Nguyen• September 30, 2022
Bloggers stated on February 18, 2023 in a blog post:
“Putin decimates another adrenochrome warehouse in Ukraine.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2023
Tom Cotton stated on June 16, 2024 in an interview on CNN's State of the Union:
“The weapons that Ukraine used in the early days of this war to fend off the Russian invasion are the weapons that Donald Trump sent, that Barack Obama and Joe Biden had refused to send.”
By Amy Sherman• July 2, 2024
Vladimir Putin stated on February 24, 2022 in an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine:
Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.”
By Jon Greenberg• February 25, 2022
Facebook posts stated on December 18, 2022 in a video:
Russia’s Army was “destroyed.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• December 19, 2022

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By Louis Jacobson• June 9, 2023

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By Amy Sherman• August 13, 2025

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By Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek• February 9, 2024

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By Louis Jacobson• March 15, 2023

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By Madison Czopek• March 21, 2022

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By Jon Greenberg• March 21, 2022

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By Jeff Cercone• July 18, 2024

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By Louis Jacobson• August 18, 2025

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By Bill McCarthy• December 2, 2019

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By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2022

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