US President Donald Trump has once again pointed the finger at his predecessor, Joe Biden, for the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, asserting that Biden’s assurances regarding Ukraine’s NATO aspirations provoked the war. Trump, who has repeatedly claimed that the hostilities would never have erupted under his leadership, reiterated this stance during recent remarks, emphasizing that Moscow could not have allowed Ukraine to join NATO given its geopolitical realities.

Speaking on February 13, Trump argued that Russia’s historical stance on Ukraine’s NATO membership made it clear that allowing Kyiv into the alliance was a red line for Moscow.

“I don’t see any way that a country in Russia’s position could allow them, just in their position, could allow them to join NATO. I don’t see that happening,” Trump stated.

He further contended that Biden’s public endorsement of Ukraine’s NATO bid was the catalyst for the war. “I believe that’s the reason the war started, because Biden went out and said that they could join NATO, and he shouldn’t have said that,” Trump asserted.

These comments align with Trump’s broader narrative that his foreign policy approach would have deterred the conflict. He has frequently claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have initiated military action if he, rather than Biden, had been in office.

Trump also referenced remarks made by his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on Ukraine’s NATO prospects. Speaking ahead of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting,........

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