I believe that the time has come to provide defensive weapons, to listen to the Ukrainians, most recently the President of Ukraine, President Poroshenko, when he came to us in this Congress and asked for those kinds of weapons so that the Ukrainians could defend themselves.
Richard Blumenthal: “I believe that the time has come to provide defensive weapons, to listen to the Ukrainians, most recently the President…”
On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
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Blumenthal advocates for providing defensive weapons to Ukraine for self-defense.
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