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U.S. President Donald Trump blamed his predecessor President Barack Obama for “giving away a part of Ukraine” to Russia in an interview with the CBS News host Lesley Stahl published on Oct. 15.

“I’m the one that gave Ukraine offensive weapons and tank killers. Obama didn’t. You know what he sent? He sent pillows and blankets,” Trump said.

Read the full interview here.