Former British commander Richard Kemp says he considers the US’ “catastrophic” withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 to be the “approximate cause” of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
“I think Putin saw America and then made the decision that he was happy to invade and did so,” Mr Kemp said.
He said Iran and Saudi Arabia resuming diplomatic ties is another problem and has been brought about by President Joe Biden, who has “treated Saudi Arabia extremely badly” since he started his administration. “And at the same time he’s been doing his best to give Iran more and more power so I think that is another consequence of the weakness of the administration in Washington today.”
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