Sen. Graham: Things Must Be Done Differently to Stop a Third War, ‘Keep Arming Ukraine So That Russia Will Be Deterred’

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WELKER: “All right. I hear you saying what’s happened under Biden’s watch, but the attacks have only ramped up by Russia against Ukraine in recent weeks on President Trump’s watch.”

Graham: “That’s true.”

WELKER: “Senator, let me read you something that you said back in 2023 as we talk about these potential land swaps that you’re discussing. This was during your visit to Ukraine. You said, quote, you don’t end words by giving territory to the aggressor. If Putin is not stopped here he will keep going and that increases the chances that there will be a war between Russia and NATO. Senator, if Russia is allowed to annex some of those regions won’t that effectively be a green light for Russia to go into and invade other countries?”

Graham: “What will stop a third war is to do things differently than we did in 2022. It’s to keep arming Ukraine so that rushal be sia will be deter Ukraine. Security guarantees that if you come into Ukraine again you’ll be fighting more than just Ukraine. Having some European forces on the ground as trip wires, building up economic integration. The one thing that changed everything, in my view, is the minerals deal between us and Ukraine changed the relationship between the United States and Ukraine and President Trump will defend those interests. East Berlin and west Berlin existed divided for a very long time. It wound up not being the case. So there’s de facto recognition and de jur orecking on mission. I’m not trying to tell you or anybody else that Ukraine can evict every Russian soldier. I am here to tell you that President Trump will end this war in a way to prevent a third invasion and not to entice China to take Taiwan. We are not out to humiliate Putin. We are out to get a deal to make sure there’s no third invasion.”