12/12/2011
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"I personally have been an advocate, as I think the majority of this committee has, of providing lethal weapons to the Ukrainians--lethal defensive weapons to the Ukrainians."
"Ukraine needs serious military aid and assistance to be able to defend its territory and to push back against these Russia-backed separatists."
"Minsk remains a goal worth fighting for because the alternatives for Ukraine are bleak."
"The Budapest Agreement where we gave Ukraine security assurances if they gave up their nuclear weapons that we would protect their territorial integrity, that has not worked out too well for them."