Strong words alone are insufficient to deter dictators.
07/29/2024
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I worry sometimes that we are asking the Ukrainians to make economic reforms in the middle of an invasion that are simply unrealistic.
I think the situation on the ground in Ukraine would be fundamentally different if it was not for the decisions that you made.
We cannot relent. And you are going to be going to a country that has some misgivings about automatic renewal.
Spending time in the Balkans is just an advertisement for how poorly resourced we are when it comes to our foreign aid budget.