Zero Hedge
By Tyler Durden – June 23 2023
Former US President Barack Obama issued some surprising statements related to the Russia-Ukraine war, which came during a CNN interview which aired Thursday. Any other celebrated mainstream political commentator might have been canceled over the same remarks, given they are being widely seen as Russia-sympathetic, but not the famed Democratic former president.
During the segment, Amanpour pressed Obama over why his administration didn’t do more to stand up to Putin at the time.