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Angus King: If you want to prevent an invasion, wouldn't the provision of lethal aid to the Ukrainian military be a way to help to…

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
If you want to prevent an invasion, wouldn't the provision of lethal aid to the Ukrainian military be a way to help to deter that invasion rather than wait until the invasion occurs and then try to fight a rearguard action?
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King discusses the need for lethal aid to deter Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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