During an interview on SiriusXM’s The Briefing with Steve Scully, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he thinks Russia acted in "good faith" with its invasion of Ukraine – and blamed the U.S. for the war.
Kennedy, who is running as a Democrat for president, said that the solution to the conflict is "baby steps" towards negotiation. When the show's host, Steve Scully, pointed out that Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected calls for negotiation unless Russia can keep the territory it has claimed, Kennedy claimed that "Putin has repeatedly said yes."
“In fact, he negotiated — two times he agreed to agreements. He agreed to the Minsk Accord, and then he agreed in 2022 to an agreement that would’ve left Ukraine completely intact," Kennedy said.
“It was us who forced Zelensky to sabotage that agreement. It was already signed,” he continued. “So, you know, the Russians were acting in good faith. ... So, no, I think we’re the ones who have not been acting in good faith.”
As HuffPost pointed out, the U.S. has repeatedly called on Putin to end the war since the invasion began in February of 2022 and Kennedy has a history of pushing pro-Russia talking points. In a speech on Tuesday. Kennedy said the U.S. was responsible for contributing to the situation "through repeated deliberate provocations of Russia going back to the 1990s.”
