TCT-PF-107A690FF78ADF95 · Foreign policy
Ukraine started the war with Russia
Claim summary
Ukraine started the war with Russia
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February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago
What the evidence shows
Russia launched the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022 after massing troops at Ukraine’s borders. Ukraine did not initiate that invasion.
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire. The tracker groups this as False.
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