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I'm familiar with a fair amount of Trotsky bullshit but I haven't seen this one. Can you share a source?
I'm at work so don't have Trotsky's books with me, but I doubt he explicitly said as much, more that one might be drawn to that conclusion from his words and actions. It's the impression I get when reading about the sabotage and disinformation that continued to happen even when it was clear a Nazi invasion was imminent.
I do have the Losurdo book, so here's what I can find with a quick skim:
Trotsky in 1939:
Losurdo quotes Volkogonov (anti-Stalin historian):
Also quotes Goebbels' diary talking about the Third Reich working with Trotskyist radio stations, although that was after Trotsky's assassination.