Trump Didn’t Cause the Ukraine War

Who stood by while Putin invaded Crimea and got away with it? Who oversaw America’s humiliating withdrawal from Afghanistan?

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An armored convoy of pro-Russian troops outside the separatist-controlled town of Volnovakha in Donetsk Region, Ukraine, March 12, 2022. The sign on the armored vehicle reads: “Russian.”

Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters

More than a year into the Biden presidency, Vladimir Putin has invaded a sovereign neighboring country and, of course, everyone knows who’s to blame — Biden’s predecessor.

In an instance of misdirection for the ages, a spate of commentary has pointed the finger at Donald Trump for supposedly creating the predicate for Putin’s brutalizing of Ukraine.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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