Former Amb. William Taylor says Trump needs to put pressure on Putin, not Ukraine

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Uploaded: 2026-10-20

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[0:00] As Russia and Ukraine exchange deadly

[0:02] attacks on cities and energy

[0:03] infrastructure, a war of words is

[0:05] escalating on the diplomatic front.

[0:07] Ukraine President Vottoir Zalinski has

[0:09] accused President Trump of not

[0:11] supporting Ukraine, but rather

[0:13] pressuring them to capitulate to Russia.

[0:15] Here's President Trump's response.

[0:18] >> I'm supporting stopping the war between

[0:21] Russia and Ukraine. How does that help

[0:24] stop the war?

[0:24] >> You know what? Uh why? Because that's

[0:26] what I do for a living. And frankly, uh,

[0:29] Silinski

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