Putin sensationally says Trump may have PREVENTED Ukraine war if ‘2020 victory wasn’t stolen’ & despot is ready to meet
Putin sensationally says Trump may have PREVENTED Ukraine war if ‘2020 victory wasn’t stolen’ & despot is ready to meet
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VLADIMIR Putin has sensationally claimed the bloody war in Ukraine could have been avoided if Donald Trump hadn't had the 2020 US presidential election "stolen" from him. Speaking to Russian state media, the tyrant said he was ready to meet with "smart and pragmatic" Trump to discuss ending the nearly three-year-long conflict.
![[Vladimir Putin seated at a table, addressing the Russian armed forces.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-putin-announced-successful-test-951045436.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Putin pinned responsibility for the war on what he called a "stolen" election, insisting that Trump's leadership would have kept peace in Eastern Europe intact. Referring to his illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Putin said: "I cannot but agree with him that if he had been president, if his victory had not been stolen from him in 2020, then perhaps there would not have been the crisis in Ukraine that arose in 2022.
![[President Trump speaking in the Oval Office.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/us-president-donald-trump-numerous-965392200.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"He is not only a smart person, but a pragmatic person. "I have a hard time imagining there will be decisions taken that are detrimental to the American economy.". He added: "As for the issue of negotiations... we have always said, and I want to emphasise this once again, that we are ready for these negotiations on Ukrainian issues.".
![[Ukrainian artillery crew firing a howitzer.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/servicemen-artillery-crew-special-unit-963245096.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Putin's comments come as Trump continues to double down on his bold claim that he could have ended the war within 24 hours if he had been president during its outbreak. Days into his second term in the White House, Don has already called for an urgent meeting with the Kremlin despot, saying he was prepared to fly out “immediately” to negotiate peace.
![[Illustration of Trump's proposed peace plan for Ukraine, showing a map with territorial divisions and military deployments.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image_a8c93c.png?strip=all&w=620)
