Political Quotes

“we recently passed a tragic milestone: the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine. I remember the morning vividly, sitting with Senator Coons, the senior Senator from Delaware, on a dark, early morning at the airport in Vilnius, Lithuania, a country that knows all too well the threat posed by Russia throughout history. The loss of life from Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has been staggering, with nearly 2 million total casualties. Millions more Ukrainians have been displaced. Thousands of Ukrainian children have been abducted to Russia. President Trump bragged more times than I can remember that he would end the Ukrainian war on day one if reelected. To his credit, the United States has fostered a series of talks between Russia and Ukraine. While I strongly support American help to ensure that Ukraine can defend itself, and a diplomatic resolution is always preferable, it is devastatingly clear to everyone--except, it seems, the President-- that Putin isn't serious about reaching a peace deal in Ukraine. Putin continues to play for time, calling and manipulating President Trump at key moments, including last week, to brazenly offer help in the Middle East while simultaneously, we know, Russia is giving intelligence to the Iranians to target American forces. Time and again, President Trump has only pressed Ukraine to reach a deal--never pressed Putin.”