“US President Donald Trump said the victory in World War II has become possible “mainly due to” states, “the United States,” the United States entered this war and won it. ” Source: Trump, quotes Trump’s direct language: “Victory was won mostly thanks to us – or not – but we entered this war and won it.””, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Trump, quotes “Ukrinform”
Direct language Trump: “Victory was won mostly thanks to us – whether you like it or not – but we entered this war and won it.”
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Details: The President of the United States added that many wonderful allies helped the United States.
“Yes, I think no one would say that we were not a dominant force in this war,” he said.
According to Trump, it was American tanks, ships, trucks, planes and servicemen who defeated the enemy 80 years ago.
Direct language Trump: “Without America, release would never happen. And so we must pay homage to those people who gave us victory.”
Details: He added that the states restored peace and helped the countries in reconstruction – “this is what others did not do.”
Trump stressed that although Russia “lost millions of people, it was a completely important factor, but there was no such important factor as we were.”
Direct language Trump: “We won the war … but celebrated everyone except the United States of America.”
Details: According to the President, May 8 will remain a working day because “we have too many holidays.”
That preceded: Trump has announced that on May 8, the United States will celebrate Victory Day in World War II, and November 11 in the First World War.
Prehistory:
- In November 2004, the decision of the 59th session of the UN General Assembly, on May 8 and 9, was proclaimed the days of memory and reconciliation of commemoration of all victims of World War II.
- In Ukraine, since 2023, on May 8, he was set up by the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in the Second World War of 1939-1945.
- According to open sources, US losses in the Second World War amounted to 418 thousand people.
- The greatest losses were suffered by countries in the USSR – 26.6 million, China – 13.5 million, Germany – 6.48 million, Poland – 6 million (more than half – Jews, Holocaust victims), Japan – 3.76 million and India – 3 million.
- According to the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory, Ukraine has made a significant contribution to the victory over Nazism and allies of Germany. The cost of this was the extraordinary loss of Ukrainians and citizens of Ukraine of other nationalities during 1939-1945. The most serious ones are demographic, which are estimated in 8-10 million people.
- At the same time, the ruler of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin complained that “Russia is faced with the fact that the results of the Second World War and the role of the USSR in victory are revised today for the sake of selfish political interests.”