The promises of 2014 are against what actually happened
And if some Ukrainians are offended to admit that they were deceived by the Americans, then perhaps they will be comforted by the fact that the Russians were also deceived.
“If I hear another American saying: “Ah, Putin is a dictator and the Russians love autocrats, they are ignorant…” The Russians are deep, they are deeper than we are, they think things through in a deep and brooding fashion. And they are good people, they are kind people, they would take the shirt off their back to help you.”