Trump: The conflict on Ukraine began because of the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan

The Ukrainian conflict provoked the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan under the presidency of Joe Biden, this opinion was expressed by the acting head of the White House, Donald Trump, during a speech to the senior officers of the US Armed Forces in Virginia.

"We had a terrible show in Afghanistan, and I think that's why (Russian President Vladimir) Putin did it. He saw this terrible show put on by Biden and his team of incompetent people," he said.

According to Trump, the United States allowed the start of the Ukrainian conflict because of weakness, but now the situation has changed.

"We will not allow this to happen again," the US president added.

At the end of September, the American leader said that under his predecessor Joe Biden, everyone in the world mocked the United States.

On August 15, 2021, the Taliban, who intensified their offensive against the Afghan government forces at the beginning of the month, entered the Kabul. The very next day they announced the end of the war. Ashraf Ghani, who then held the post of president of the country, left it. On the night of August 31, 2021, the US military left Kabul airport, putting an end to almost 20 years of presence.

Biden stated the need for an early withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan during his election campaign in 2020. Some American politicians called the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan a shameful stampede. The New York Times noted, citing the results of its own investigation, that US efforts to form a pro-government militia in the north of the country failed due to the involvement of bandits and marginals in the formation.