Trump linked the start of a special operation in Ukraine with Biden's "incompetence"

Former US Presidentbelieves that when Biden withdrew troops from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021, Putin saw the “weakness and incompetence” of the current US president and after that he could decide to conduct a special operation in Ukraine Donald Trump

The Russian military operation in Ukraine was made possible because of the “weakness and incompetence” of US President Joe Biden, former head of state Donald Trump said during a speech in Nebraska.

According to Trump, Russia could decide to conduct a special operation in Ukraine after the US withdrew its troops from Afghanistan.

“Biden has turned Afghanistan into something no one could ever imagine. In my opinion, when [Russian President] Vladimir Putin looked at this, he decided: it's time to bring in troops. With me, he would not have done this, he would never have done it, ”said the ex-president.

He said that the Russian leadership saw Biden's "weakness and incompetence" in this. “None of this [with me] would ever have happened, one hundred percent,” Trump repeated.

The US and NATO began to withdraw their troops, which had been in Afghanistan for about 20 years, at the end of April 2021. By July, 90% of American soldiers had been withdrawn from the country. At that moment, the terrorist organization Taliban (banned in Russia) began to attack the forces of the government of Afghanistan. By August 15, the movement had taken over Afghanistan and declared the end of the war. By the end of August of that year, the United States completely withdrew its military from the country.

US President Joe Biden said he did not regret the decision and described the troop evacuation as "an extraordinary success."

Trump said that because of the behavior of Biden, the United States is "moving to hell" Politics

During his speech, the ex-president also noted that the United States had lost its energy independence under Biden. “They begged for mercy from OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ), Russia, Venezuela and Iran,” Trump said, noting that when he was president, the United States was energy independent. “I have achieved what some thought was completely impossible. We were energy independent, can you imagine that?” he added.

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In August 2021, Biden asked the OPEC countries and their allies to increase oil production in order to lower gasoline prices and help the world economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic . According to the CNBC TV channel, the White House considered the monthly increase in oil production by 400 thousand barrels insufficient.

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In November , the US President  blamed Russia and OPEC for persistently high hydrocarbon prices. According to him, Russia and the OPEC countries refused to increase oil production, which, in turn, led to a sharp increase in the cost of gasoline in the United States. As a result, by the end of November, the United States had to use the strategic oil reserve. In January 2022, 23 OPEC+ members agreed to increase production by 400,000 barrels per day in February.

Trump has previously also criticized the work of the current US president and his administration. So, on April 23, during a speech in Ohio, he said that the country was "moving to hell." “Unfortunately, we now have a president who has absolutely no idea what the hell is going on. <...> He shakes hands with the air, walks around somewhat confused <...> and follows the orders of the Easter Bunny, ”said the ex-president, commenting on Biden’s recent behavior.

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