For all these apparent “gaffes” that The Donald or his people make on inserting video from some seemingly unrelated source to make a point about some matter of concern, there is really a sly undercurrent, where they are playing games with you.
Some problems we now face have a much wider application in many parts of the rest of the world, and since now Russian (not Soviet) soldiers are doing the job of Middle East “peacekeeping” (HA!) in our absence, it is sort of appropriate that a Russian veteran may be represented.
Maybe the Russian Federation takes better care of THEIR vets than we do of ours.
They don’t come remotely close to America’s treatment of vets.
If you thought Vietnam had a cold homecoming, look at the Afghan vets. Well the ones that haven’t already died in the streets on heroin.