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John Bolton says Trump 'barely knew where Ukraine was' and complained about his own administration's sanctions against Russia
Donald Trump stands with his lips pursed as John Bolton looks directly into the camera from behind him.
Former President Donald Trump and former National Security Advisor John Bolton.Sean Gallup/Getty Images
  • John criticized his former boss on Newsmax.

  • The host had a rosy portrayal of the Trump administration.

  • He barely knew where Ukraine was.

During an appearance on the far-right Newsmax network on Monday night, former US National Security advisor JohnBolton lambasted his old boss, former President Donald Trump, over his administration's legacy in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The host depicted the approach of the Trump administration as pretty tough on Russia.

The former Trump national security advisor said the 45th president did not handle Russia better than President Joe Biden, and listed off a number of concerns he had about how Trump dealt with Putin.

The Russian offshore natural gas line running to Germany under the Baltic Sea was canceled last week by the German Chancellor.

The project should have ended.

The sanctions the Trump administration enacted on some Russians became more clear.

In almost every case, the sanctions were imposed with Trump complaining about it and saying we were being too hard. John Kelly was his second chief of staff and he once asked if Finland were a part of Russia. It's not accurate to say that Trump's behavior deterred the Russians.

—Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) March 1, 2022

In recent days, the former president and his GOP allies have suggested that Putin wouldn't have launched the attack on Ukraine if Trump was still in office.

The war in eastern Ukraine was being fueled by Putin. Trump was impeached for withholding $400 million in military aid from Ukraine while this conflict was ongoing, as he pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to launch an investigation into then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, over baseless allegations.

The aid was eventually released to Ukraine, but after Trump was made aware of a whistle blower complaint, he tried to pressure Zelensky.

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