Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Fortune
Fortune
Eleanor Pringle

Bill Clinton claims he knew Russia would invade Ukraine more than a decade ago

Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton onstage at the 92nd Street Y in New York this week. (Credit: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg - Getty Images)

The scale of destruction in Ukraine is a scene millions of people across the world never saw coming—but a former President of the United States said he feared a Russian invasion would one day come.

Bill Clinton, the U.S.'s 42nd president, recalled at a New York conference this week the moment he realized Russian president Vladimir Putin had designs to take over its neighbor.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.