‘That’s Cold, That’s Cold!’ Trump Hammers Putin for Killing Ukrainian Civilians After Friendly Calls

President Donald Trump was asked about his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a marathon press conference on Monday, following his announcement that he is federalizing law enforcement in Washington, D.C..

Trump was asked by a reporter what he “hopes to get out” of the meeting and whether or not he will invite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the meeting.

“So, you have to understand, there’s a war that should have never happened. There is a war that wouldn’t have happened if I were president—it would have never happened. It was the apple of his eye. I got along very well with President Putin. But if you look, under President Bush, they took a lot of territory. Under President Obama, they took a lot of territory. Under Biden, they essentially took the whole thing. You know, it’s just a question of time. Under Trump, you know what they took? Nothing. Nothing,” Trump began, repeating some of his regular rhetoric on the topic.

“I was the one that said, ‘You can’t build your pipeline that was half built.’ I came in, I stopped the pipeline called Nord Stream 2. Nobody knows it, you know, nobody ever heard of Nord Stream 2. You might have not even heard of it. Biggest pipeline in the world. I stopped it. I was not a friend of Russia, but I got along well with Putin. It’s always good to get along with other countries if possible,” Trump continued, adding:

But that doesn’t mean you roll over like Biden did. Biden came in and he immediately approved the pipeline. I couldn’t believe it. Then they say Trump wasn’t tough on Russia. I was. I was the toughest. Putin said, “If you’re not tough, I would hate like hell to see you when you are.” I stopped the biggest economic development job, the biggest job that Russia had ever built. I stopped it. It was dead. And this low-IQ president came in and he let them build a pipeline and supply oil and gas all over Europe, you know.

So this is really a feel-out meeting a little bit. And President Putin invited me to get involved. He wants to get involved. I think, I believe he wants to get it over with. Now, I’ve said that a few times. And I’ve been disappointed. Because I’d have, like, a great call with him, and then missiles would be lobbed into Kiev or some other place.

And you’d have 60 people laying on a road dying. I said, “That’s cold. That’s cold!” But it’s a violent war. Five to seven thousand people a week are dying. And, you know, there’s nobody from here. They’re all Russian and Ukrainian people and some people from other cities. It’s a much smaller number, but still, those missiles do damage and they kill a lot of people. But mostly soldiers. And they’re young soldiers, although in the case of Ukraine, they’re getting much older. They’re drafting 60-year-olds. It’s a terrible thing to witness, and I think I have an obligation.

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