A meeting between President Vladimir V. #Putin of #Russia and former President Donald J. #Trump in #Hamburg in 2017 helps explain the roots of Mr. Trump’s often-disdainful attitude toward #Ukraine.
Mr. Trump told Mr. Putin that his administration was considering giving weapons to Ukraine. “What do you think?” Mr. Trump asked, to which Mr. Putin said it would be “a mistake.” Whatever America gave the Ukrainians, he said, they would ask for more.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/05/us/politics/trump-putin-ukraine.html