Roy Blunt: “I have two topics. I want to talk in a moment or two about National Adoption Month, but before I do that, I want to talk…”

“I have two topics. I want to talk in a moment or two about National Adoption Month, but before I do that, I want to talk just a minute about Russia's continued outrageous behavior in Ukraine and the most recent incident where Russia has manufactured another crisis in order to take advantage of whatever situation they think the moment is ripe for. Clearly this has been allowed to go on for too long. While Ukraine is not a member of NATO, I think NATO countries-- including ours--have a great interest in what is happening in Ukraine with Putin's continued aggressive behavior. We had a joint session--the only joint session where the President of Ukraine has spoken--a few years ago. He made the point that they appreciated the humanitarian help, but I thought the most telling moment in that speech was when he said: We appreciate the humanitarian help, we appreciate the blankets, but you can't fight the Russians with blankets. That was the time under the Obama administration when we were not giving Ukraine either the defensive or offensive capacity they needed. President Trump has made a different decision, which I support, in helping the Ukrainians defend themselves.…”