US President Donald Trump on Friday once again blamed his predecessor, former President Barack Obama, for not reacting to return of Crimea to Russia in 2014.
Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump insisted that Obama was ultimately responsible for Moscow's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, because Russian President Vladimir Putin did not “respect” Obama or the United States.
“President Obama lost Crimea, just so you understand This was before I got there,” Trump said. “President Obama lost Crimea.”
Asked by a reporter to explain his accusation, Trump said: “Because Putin didn’t respect President Obama. President Obama lost Crimea because President Putin didn’t respect President Obama, didn’t respect our country and didn’t respect Ukraine.”
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