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Column: Trump talks tough on Russia now, but as president he bowed to Putin

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LZ Granderson : Trump talks tough on Russia now, but as president he bowed to Putin .

Trump imposed sanctions on the company building the pipeline in December 2019 as president, he says.

Trump 's on the trail saying he stopped the pipeline from happening, but the truth is most of it was built during his time in the White House .

He says Putin invaded Ukraine and annexed Crimea in 2014 , but Trump did not denounce Putin ’s actions in Ukraine .

If Ukraine falls, Putin will control about a third of the world’s wheat production and more than 60% of sunflower seed oil.

Trump cannot be allowed to rewrite this critical period of history because the consequences would be dire.

The notion that candidate Trump would be tough on Putin in that moment is laughable.