“Zelenskyy talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn’t be won. … The United States has spent $200 Billion Dollars more than Europe.”
Claimed by Donald Trump · 2025-02-19
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- The Washington Post1
2025-02-20
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