National security adviser Mike Waltz pushed back on Thursday against claims that the United States has not consulted with its allies in Europe as it looks to bring Russia’s war in Ukraine to an end.
Waltz made the remarks during a White House press briefing after officials from the United States met with Russian officials in Saudi Arabia this week without officials from Ukraine.
“I’ll remind everyone that Putin had some type of conflict, invasion, or issue with their neighbor under President Bush with Georgia, under President Obama with Ukraine 2014, not under President Trump 45, and again with President Biden in 2022,” Waltz said. “The war should have been deterred, the war should have never happened, and I have no doubt it would not have happened under President Trump, and will stop under President Trump again.”
“But I just want to push back on this notion of our…
