Russia Praises Trump for Saying NATO Led to Ukraine Invasion

John Boltonformer national security adviser

I thought Trump would withdraw from NATO and he hasn’t done that yet, but you can hear the music begin to play,

Bolton said

John Boltonformer national security adviser

It showed Rubio as a defender of NATO,

Bolton recalled

John Boltonformer national security adviser

He doesn’t do policy in the sense people normally understand that term,

said Bolton of the “chaotic” Trump

There’s no absolute obligation to have negotiations with a cease-fire,

he said

I’m against deploying a peacekeeping force,

he said

No Western leaders had ever said that, but he had said it several times. This is already a signal that he understands our position when President (Vladimir) Putin,

Lavrov said

Sergey Lavrovforeign Minister

He is the first, and so far, in my opinion, the only Western leader who has publicly and loudly said that one of the root causes of the Ukrainian situation was the impudent line of the previous administration to draw Ukraine into NATO,

Lavrov told lawmakers

I don't think we'd have to do that. I wouldn’t want to do that. But that question’s never really come up,

Trump said

Having troops over there would be fine, I wouldn't object to it at all,

Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach

Andrzej Dudapresident

I will say that in my personal opinion, America has entered the game very strongly when it comes to ending the war in Ukraine. I know President Donald Trump, I know that he is an extremely decisive man and when he acts, he acts in a very determined and usually effective way,

Duda said

Andrzej Dudapresident

We have told both the Secretary of Defense and General Kellogg clearly and distinctly that it is obvious to us that this war cannot end in a victory for Russia,

Duda said

Andrzej Dudapresident

Please don’t be alarmed, the situation is under control,

Duda said, ... words he said

There are no concerns that the U.S. would reduce the level of its presence in our country, that the US would in any way withdraw from its responsibility or co-responsibility for the security of this part of Europe,

Duda told reporters in Warsaw

John Boltonformer national security adviser

I think it's highly probable that Trump will try and withdraw the United States from NATO, and he's already setting preconditions that will justify it,

Bolton said

John Boltonformer national security adviser

Now he's saying you need to spend five percent of GDP on defense. I personally think that's what the US should spend. I think in a challenging world, we're not spending enough, and we're at about three now,

Bolton said

Gabrielius Landsbergisformer lithuanian Foreign Minister

Now is the time to invest because you can't make an assumption that America's presence will last forever."

As noted by Politico, Landsbergis's comments were made as Hegseth told an audience in Warsaw

BREAKING: President Donald Trump is reportedly considering withdrawing the US from NATO."

Political commentator Dominic Michael Tripi posted Sunday on X, formerly Twitter