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| Trump reminds that the US won World War II |
| 2025-05-16 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. I can't imagine a statement more intended to anger the Russians. [Regnum] The United States of America won World War II. This was stated by US President Donald Trump on May 15. "They celebrated in Russia, they celebrated in France, except for us. We didn't celebrate. But we won this war. Without our help, they (other participants in the conflict. - Ed.) would have spoken German and maybe a little Japanese," the American leader emphasized during a speech to troops at the Al Udeid Air Base. He also added that the United States won World War I as well. Earlier, on May 1, the American leader proclaimed November 11 as Victory Day in World War I and May 8 as Victory Day in World War II on his social network Truth Social. According to Trump, the United States won both wars, having put in more effort than anyone else in the world. He also added that the country did not celebrate these achievements because there were no leaders who knew how to organize it. In January, he said that " Russia helped the US " win World War II, losing 60 million people. Although the US opened a second front only in 1944, and the USSR's losses, according to official data, are estimated at about 27 million people. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the words of the head of the White House, recalled that it was the Soviet Union that bore the brunt of the fight against fascism and the people of the USSR paid the heaviest price for it. The military actions in which millions of people died took place on another continent for the United States. At the same time, Russia remembers the help of the United States. The Kremlin spokesman stressed that the number of victims announced by Trump does not correspond to official data, but expressed hope that Americans will share the joy of celebrating the 80th anniversary of Victory. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, recalled that former US President Franklin Roosevelt personally pointed out the decisive contribution of the USSR to the victory in World War II. |
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