Sen. Lindsey Grahm (R-SC) demanded increased military assistance for Ukraine on Friday, alleging that the “world order is at stake.”
Graham said, “We will continue to ask the American people and the congress to send aid to Ukraine, economic aid and military aid to accomplish the objective of driving the Russian invader out of Ukraine.”
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A recent international gathering of representatives from the United States and Ukraine was organized by Senators Lindsey Graham, Richard Blumenthal, and Sheldon Whitehouse in order to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In a historic meeting with possible wide-ranging effects on our current global dynamics, the distinguished members discussed opportunities for strengthening the connection between the two countries.
“To achieve that goal, the Ukrainian military needs tanks. I am tired of the s*** show surrounding who is going to send tanks and when are they going to send them. Putin is trying to rewrite the map of Europe by force of arms. World order is at stake,” the South Carolina senator said.
“To the Germans: Send tanks to Ukraine because they need them. It is in your own national interest that Putin loses in Ukraine. To the Biden Administration: Send American tanks so that others will follow our lead,” he said.
“If Putin gets away with this, there goes Taiwan. If Putin’s successful in Ukraine and isn’t prosecuted under international law, everything we’ve said since WWII becomes a joke. He will continue beyond Ukraine,” Graham continued:
The bipartisan group of senators called for:
- Designating the Russian paramilitary organization the Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization under U.S. law
- Designating Russia a state sponsor of terrorism
- Assisting the International Criminal Court (ICC) to bring war crimes charges against Russians who have allegedly committed war crimes
- Continued military and economic aid to Ukraine
Blumenthal said today the conflict is in Ukraine but “tomorrow it will be us if we do not stop [Vladimir] Putin now.”
“We should not send American troops to Ukraine, but we should provide Ukraine with whatever we would give our troops if they were fighting on the ground,” the Connecticut senator said.
With a historic $27.5 billion aid package to boost military assistance in 2021 alone, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has declared the United States’ unflinching commitment for Ukraine. He said that America’s commitment is unwavering and will last “for as long as it takes” in remarks late on Tuesday.
America has borne a huge expense of over $100 billion in aid for resolving the conflict since it started.
