Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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Donald Trump says Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine wouldn't have happened if he had been president. Former US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun thinks he's right, but not necessarily for reasons President Trump might cite.

From Putin's invasion of Georgia in 2008 to Europe's declining spending on defence, Biegun says the West repeatedly failed to sufficiently challenge Putin.

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