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Bill Clinton: I knew in 2011 it was 'only a matter of time' before Putin attacked Ukraine

Politiko 2023-05-05 10:42:20

Bill Clinton: I knew in 2011 it was 'only a matter of time' before

Bill Clinton said he realized in 2011 that it was "only a matter of time" before Vladimir Putin moved on Ukraine after a chilling discussion with the Russian president in Davos, Switzerland.

During that meeting, Clinton said, Putin rejected a US-brokered deal agreed to by his predecessor, Boris Yeltsin, to respect Ukrainian territory in exchange for Kiev giving up its Soviet-era nuclear arsenal. .

"Vladimir Putin told me in 2011 - three years before he took Crimea - that he did not agree with the agreement I made with Boris Yeltsin," recalled the former American president. He said. . . 'I don't agree with him. And I don't support it. And I'm not bound by it.' And I knew from that day on that it was just a matter of time."

Clinton shared that memory during a joint appearance with his wife Hillary, former secretary of state and presidential candidate, at the 92nd Street Y in New York, where they were interviewed by Carlyle Group chairman David Rubenstein.

The Clintons urged the West to step up its support for Ukraine and said Kiev could prevail if given the right weapons and ammunition. Failure to stand with Ukraine, they warned, would not only embolden Putin but also China's President Xi Jinping.

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