Trump spent years trying to stop Nord Stream 2, and screaming at Germany/EU for buying so much Russian oil and gas. He also flooded Ukraine with lethal arms. That should have immediately destroyed the conspiracy theory that he was controlled by Putin.

FLASHBACK: President Trump Told NATO In 2018 That Germany Is A "Captive Of Russia" As Long As They're Buying Putin's Oil And Gas | Video | RealClearPolitics (https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/02/25/flashback_2018_president_trump_told_nato_secretary _europe_is_a_captive_of_russia_as_long_as_theyre_b uying_russian_oil_and_gas.html)

Trump admin approves new sale of anti-tank weapons to Ukraine - ABC News (go.com) (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-admin-approves-sale-anti-tank-weapons-ukraine/story?id=65989898)

The Ukrainians are using those Javelin systems to devastating effect .
Ukraine wipes out barbaric Chechen forces sent to assassinate Zelensky - IBTimes India (https://www.ibtimes.co.in/ukraine-wipes-out-barbaric-chechen-forces-sent-assassinate-president-zelensky-846117)