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Fact-checking the Ukraine part of the Harris-Trump debate
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Fact-checking the Ukraine part of the Harris-Trump debate

Donald Trump lies to make Kamala Harris look weak. He exploits Joe Biden’s hesitancy, and uses Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats as a scare tactic. Harris will need to make herself clearer on Ukraine.

BY MICHAEL ANDERSEN

At last night’s US presidential debate, Donald Trump was held up on several of his lies – fact-checking it’s called - but mainly on domestic policy.

So we thought we would fact-check the candidates’ arguments on Ukraine because these arguments—facts or lies—are vitally important for Ukraine.

To help me fact-check, I have my fellow grumper Brian Bonner, who has lived in and covered Ukraine for two decades, not least as the editor for many years of the Kyiv Post, and Volodymyr Dubovyk, who is a professor of international relations at the University of Odesa and an expert on US-Ukraine relations.

The clips you hear are all from the American channel ABC that carried the debate.

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Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine 🇺🇦
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Between them, Michael Andersen and Brian Bonner have covered Ukraine for 50+ years. This blog is pro-Ukrainian, telling the truth about places, people and the West's role. Neither the war nor Ukraine's other challenges started in February 2022.