Upcoming international talks aimed at resolving the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine will test Western resolve against Russian aggression, Rep. Rich McCormick said on Newsmax, Sunday.

Further, Russian President Vladimir Putin is “not a guy that you want to trust,” the Georgia Republican told Newsmax’s “Sunday Report,” adding that he has been watching Putin since the Russian leader’s time as a KGB agent.

McCormick, however, agreed with Putin’s contention that the war might not have happened if President Donald Trump had been in office rather than former Presidents Barack Obama or Joe Biden.

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