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Former US President Donald Trump. Photo/REUTERS
The promise was made at a campaign event in New Hampshire on Saturday (28/1/2023). He also criticized US President Joe Biden’s foreign policy.
“Through weakness and incompetence, Joe Biden has brought us to the brink of World War III,” Trump said.
He vowed to “restore peace through strength”. According to him, an armed conflict between Moscow and Kiev would not have happened had he been in office.
“My personality kept us out of the war. If I were president, there would be no war with Russia in Ukraine,” he said.
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“Even now, despite the heavy loss of life and the destruction of large parts of the country (Ukraine), I will have a peace agreement… within 24 hours,” he said.
The statement comes as some Republicans question whether the current amount of US military aid to Ukraine is appropriate.
On Friday, four Republican lawmakers sent letters to Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressing concern over Washington’s decision to provide Kyiv with M1 Abrams tanks.
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