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World News See other World News Articles Title: Trump says Putin is 'having a lot of trouble' invading Ukraine because he thought it would be a '48-hour' deal Trump says Putin is 'having a lot of trouble' invading Ukraine because he thought it would be a '48-hour' deal sankel@businessinsider.com (Sophia Ankel) - 40m ago Then-US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland. Chris McGrath/Getty Images Trump said Putin was having trouble in Ukraine "because he thought it was going to be a 48-hour deal and the Ukrainians are good fighters." Western officials said Russian forces were struggling, partly due to unexpectedly strong resistance from Ukraine. The world of sports is distancing itself from Russia, abandoning sponsorships, refusing to play matches, and canceling events 1 of 10 Photos in Gallery©Getty/Alexei Druzhinin The world of sports is distancing itself from Russia, abandoning sponsorships, refusing to play matches, and canceling events Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. Sports teams and organizations across the globe are now distancing themselves from the country. The Russian Grand Prix has been canceled, while Russia has also been stripped of the Champions League final. World sport is distancing itself from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military assault in Ukraine Thursday, with attacks having since been reported in the cities of Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Odesa. According to The Times of England, at least 57 Ukrainians died on the first day of the invasion. With world leaders condemning Russia and Putin, sports teams and organizations, as well as athletes, from across the globe are now moving to separate themselves from the country and its leader. Read the original article on Business Insider Trump has distanced himself from Putin since praising his justification for invasion as "genius." Former President Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin was "having a lot of trouble" invading Ukraine, saying the Russian president thought it would only be a "48-hour deal." In a Thursday interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, Trump said the Russian invasion of Ukraine was "truly is a crime against humanity" that "has to end soon." "Putin is having a lot of trouble right now. He's having big big trouble because he thought it was going to be a 48-hour deal and the Ukrainians are good fighters," he told Hannity. It is unclear where exactly Trump got the 48-hour figure from. CIA Director Bill Burns said on Tuesday that US intelligence assessed that Putin believed his military would seize the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv within two days. Western officials have said that Russian forces were badly mismanaging their operation and being pushed back by unexpectedly fierce Ukrainian resistance. Trump has distanced himself from Putin since Russia's invasion. He was heavily criticized for praising Putin's justification to invade Ukraine as "savvy" and "genius" on February 22, two days before Russian troops attacked Ukraine. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 1.
#1. To: BTP Holdings (#0)
Trump, at best, is an idiot. More than likely though it's worse than that.
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