Former Trump advisor H.R. McMaster says Vladimir Putin won’t be able to ‘play’ President Donald Trump with latest assault on Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is intensifying his assault on Ukraine, despite previously signaling to President Donald Trump that peace might be on the table.
But one former Trump advisor says Putin’s strategy is unlikely to succeed.
„I don’t think he can play Donald Trump“, retired Gen. H.R. McMaster, who served as Trump’s national security advisor from 2017 to 2018, told „The Brian Kilmeade Show“ on Wednesday.
„You saw what happened with the Iranians. He gave them 60 days, right? And they went to 61, and he acted.“
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Russia launched its largest aerial strike on Ukraine since the start of the war this week, marking an escalation in the conflict. McMaster said this is part of a calculated attempt by Putin to project power and reshape his image.
„This is Putin’s ruse. He’s trying to look strong“, McMaster told the „Brian Kilmeade Show.
