President of the United States, Donald Trump, has pointed fingers at three individuals he believes are responsible for the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
According to Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and former U.S. President Joe Biden all share blame for the war.
Trump acknowledged that Putin initiated the invasion but also went on to place blame broadly.
When asked on Sunday about the “mistake” Russia made in attacking Ukraine, Trump responded that the real error was allowing the conflict to escalate in the first place.
He referred to the war as “Biden’s war,” criticizing the former president for what he called a failure to prevent the conflict following the controversial 2020 election.
Trump said the war would have been avoided “if Biden were competent and if Zelensky were competent”, although he admitted he isn’t sure about Zelensky’s capabilities.
“We had a rough session with this guy [Zelenskyy], he just kept asking for more and more… That war shouldn’t have been allowed to happen.
I went four years and Putin wouldn’t even bring it up. As soon as the election was rigged and I wasn’t here, that war started.
Biden should’ve stopped it. This was Biden’s war and I’m trying to stop it.
That’s a war that should’ve never been allowed to start. Biden couldn’t stopp it and Zelensky could’ve stop it, and Putin should’ve never started it. Everybody’s to blame.”
A deadly missile attack by Russia on Sunday reportedly killed at least 34 people and injured 83 more.
Two of the missiles hit a bustling part of the city as residents attended Palm Sunday services.
Some analysts suggest that the high civilian casualties in Sumy may pressure the Trump campaign to adopt a firmer stance during peace discussions with Moscow.
Speaking about the incident in Sumy, Trump condemned the act, calling it “a horrible thing” and adding that “they made a mistake.”