Former President Donald Trump said he didn’t believe Russian President Vladimir Putin would order the invasion of Ukraine, adding he believed that the massing of troops along Ukraine’s borders was a negotiation tactic. “I’m surprised—I’m surprised. I thought he was negotiating when he sent his troops to the border. I thought he was negotiating,” Trump told the Washington Examiner this week. “I thought it was a tough way to negotiate.” Trump added that he figured Putin “was going to make a good deal like everybody else does with the United States and the other people they tend to deal with … like every trade deal.” “And then he went in” and invaded Ukraine, Trump added. “And I think he’s changed. I think he’s changed … He’s very much changed.” Meanwhile, the former-commander-in-chief categorically denied claims that he was soft on Putin or Russia. Since the 2016 election, Democrats and corporate news pundits …