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WATCH: RFK Jr. On Ukraine: ‘The U.S. Wanted This War’
Bobby Kennedy Jr. recently voiced his perspective on the Ukraine conflict, alleging that the United States played a pivotal role in instigating the war.
During a recent interview, Kennedy started, “We didn’t need to have that war… we forced Ukraine into that war.”
He implied that the U.S.’s interference might have escalated tensions rather than resolved them. Kennedy was candid in his belief, stating, “We should have just minded our business.”
He further delved into the Minsk Accords, which were signed to bring peace to the Ukraine crisis. “They had already signed a peace treaty. Zelensky ran, got 70% of the votes saying that he was going to sign it. It left all of Ukraine intact. It just protected the Russian ethnic Russians.” Kennedy explained.
WATCH:
However, he suggested that subsequent U.S. actions possibly undermined this peace initiative. Referring to the events of April 2022, when Russia had a limited military intervention in Ukraine, Kennedy remarked that the Russians had a genuine interest in peace negotiations. He implied that international interference, including from former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, might have derailed these efforts.
Kennedy shared a personal connection to the conflict, revealing, “My son went over there and fought because he’s idealistic.”
Kennedy concluded by challenging the popular narrative surrounding the war. He suggested that the primary U.S. motive wasn’t entirely defensive or humanitarian. Citing a statement by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Kennedy contended that the U.S. aimed to “exhaust the Russian army and degrade its capacity to fight anywhere else in the world.”
REACTIONS:
There is no legitimate reason for the US to support this war. Alas, there seem to be some not-so-legitimate reasons…
— Fred Granville (@flgranv) August 9, 2023
Yes!!!!!! Oh man that would be wonderful
— X.Crystal (@RedPanda6471) August 9, 2023
We goaded Russia into that war.
— brianttorres (@brian_t_torres) August 9, 2023
Granted Trump (RFK Jr would be great, but honestly, Trump has a lot of support) wins the election, he should use his power as the president to declassify any document that's in relation to the Ukraine conflict that would confirm this story. That would be great.
— Sinnerman (@MDSinnerman) August 9, 2023
RFK Jr is an extraordinary person-his candour is unique in American politics & his rasped unflinching delivery leaves many others wanting- The American populous have an advocate-I hope they embrace his voice of change…
— P Durkin (@PDurkin70) August 9, 2023