Could Ukraine have avoided war with Russia?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is, according to a President Donald J. Trump social media post on Wednesday, a “dictator without elections”! Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Trump’s statement was “utterly despicable.” Is the Senator’s anger justified—or was Trump’s criticism valid? Emotions aside, evidence suggests Trump is more right than is commonly understood.

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