{"id":2475519,"date":"2025-08-16T16:58:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T20:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-russia-would-not-have-invaded-if-trump-had-been-president\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T16:59:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T20:59:43","slug":"putin-russia-would-not-have-invaded-if-trump-had-been-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-russia-would-not-have-invaded-if-trump-had-been-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin: Russia Would Not Have Invaded if Trump Had Been President"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fputin-russia-would-not-have-invaded-if-trump-had-been-president%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2475519&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Russian President Vladimir Putin stated at a summit in Anchorage, Alaska, that if Donald Trump had been president of the United States in 2022, Russia would not have invaded Ukraine.During their meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Putin reportedly acknowledged that he had previously tried to warn the former U.S. administration against allowing the situation in Ukraine to escalate into war. He affirmed Trump&#8217;s repeated claims that had he been in office,the conflict could have been prevented. Although Trump and Putin did not reach a concrete agreement at the summit, Trump described their discussions as productive and announced plans to meet soon wiht Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House to pursue a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of ...\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">peace agreement<\/a> aimed at ending the war, rather than a temporary ceasefire. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >remarks sparked reactions<\/a> among Trump supporters who viewed Putin&#8217;s statements as confirmation that the 2020 election had significant consequences regarding the conflict.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If President Donald Trump had been in the White House in 2022, Russia would never have invaded Ukraine, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and Putin met at Joint Base Elmendorf&ndash;Richardson to discuss ending the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/putin-backs-trumps-claim-ukraine-war-would-not-have-happened-hed-won-2020-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/w_T6LO57xsY?si=vW9O2itOAmnI_XHz&amp;t=16137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press conference<\/a> that followed their meeting, Putin seemingly confirmed what Trump had said many times on the campaign trail in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to remind you that in 2022, during the last contact with a previous administration, I tried to convince my previous American colleague that the situation should not be brought to a point of no return when it would come to hostilities,&rdquo; Putin said, according to a translator.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I said it quite directly back then that it&rsquo;s a big mistake.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/power-move-trump-meets-putin-alaska-summit-yanks-hand-noticeably-hard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Trump<\/a> is saying that if he was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-susan-collins-censured-by-another-gop-county-cmte-over-vote-to-convict-president-trump-in-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"Sen. Susan Collins censured by another GOP County CMTE over vote to convict ... in impeachment trial\">president back<\/a> then there would be no war &mdash; I am quite sure that it would indeed be so. I can confirm that,&rdquo; Putin continued.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of President Trump were quick to  Putin&rsquo;s comments as a seeming confirmation of their belief that the war would have never happened had Trump won the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin confirms he would not have invaded Ukraine if Donald Trump were President of the United States at the time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FjeoAcTqxw\">pic.twitter.com\/FjeoAcTqxw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ALX &#127482;&#127480; (@alx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alx\/status\/1956493686180577545?\">August 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Well well well&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>Remember when they mocked President Trump for this answer?<\/p>\n<p>It turns out he was absolutely correct.<\/p>\n<p>Putin admitted he would not have invaded Ukraine if Trump was President.<\/p>\n<p>The stolen 2020 election had dire consequences.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QLLLPV3GqH\">pic.twitter.com\/QLLLPV3GqH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; C3 (@C_3C_3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/C_3C_3\/status\/1956494442845937787?\">August 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I wish everything in the world would be that easy. Trump said he could have prevented the war in Ukraine simply by telling Putin: you&rsquo;re not going in. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hUH2Dtal6G\">pic.twitter.com\/hUH2Dtal6G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NOELREPORTS &#127466;&#127482; &#127482;&#127462; (@NOELreports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NOELreports\/status\/1850092629947486229?\">October 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-claims-world-leaders-still-calling-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">world leaders<\/a> were unable to walk away from the summit with a deal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe we had a very productive meeting,&rdquo; Trump said at the news conference. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There were many, many points that we agreed on: most of them, I would say. Couple of big ones that we haven&rsquo;t quite gotten there, but we&rsquo;ve made some headway.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no deal until there&rsquo;s a deal,&rdquo; Trump added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Donald Trump: &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no deal until there&rsquo;s a deal. I will call up NATO in a little while. I will call up the various people that I think are appropriate and I&rsquo;ll of course call up President Zelensky and tell him about today&rsquo;s meeting. It&rsquo;s ultimately up to them.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ur3kxRIgM4\">pic.twitter.com\/ur3kxRIgM4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1956496911503937682?\">August 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump announced that he would be meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House soon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/08\/16\/nx-s1-5504593\/world-reacts-trump-putin-summit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to NPR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often times do not hold up,&rdquo; Trump wrote Saturday on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115037569702889410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zelenskyy-sparks-protests-targeting-ukraines-anti-corruption-offices-father-not-die\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Zelenskyy<\/a> will be coming to D.C., the Oval Office, on Monday afternoon. If all works out, we will then schedule a meeting with President Putin. Potentially, millions of people&rsquo;s lives will be saved. 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