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Stephen A. Smith Faults Democrats, Says U.S. Owes Ukraine, Credits Trump’s Peace Push

The ESPN host argues Democratic-era choices set the stage for the conflict, urging that U.S. promises to Ukraine be kept.

A service member of the 44th Separate Artillery Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fires a 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops near a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 20, 2025. REUTERS/Maksym Kishka TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Overview

  • On his podcast, Smith said Democrats bear greater responsibility for the war’s roots, citing Russia’s 2022 invasion under Joe Biden, the 2014 annexation of Crimea under Barack Obama, and the 1994 Budapest Memorandum under Bill Clinton.
  • He insisted the United States must honor past assurances to Kyiv, saying promises to Ukraine should be kept even if the spending is unpopular.
  • In a Fox News appearance, Smith praised President Trump’s diplomacy as unusually active, yet he also criticized Trump elsewhere for failing to secure an immediate ceasefire after the Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin.
  • The White House said Putin agreed to a next-phase meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, though CNN reported the Kremlin has not confirmed leader-level talks are imminent.
  • Trump posted that Biden would not let Ukraine “fight back” and claimed the war would not have occurred if he were president, using a sports analogy to argue Ukraine needs offensive options.