Discussion · Senate
John R. Curtis Republican
“My trip convinced me that we must do four things. We must help Ukraine defend itself. We must stand with our NATO allies to fight back against any attacks. We must punish Russia and anyone helping its war. And we must send a clear message to Russia and China that invading other countries will fail.”
“I will be brief because I want you to have the last word, but I came home convinced that we should continue finding ways to do four simple things: 1, help Ukraine to defend itself; 2, affirm NATO’s resolve to use force against any threats or attacks on our members; 3, impose costs on Russia and those sustaining its war machine; and 4, one of the things we learned over there is that signals from the United States matter. We need to send a signal and make it clear that, from Moscow to Beijing, invading your neighbors is not a successful strategy and we will push back. I yield to Oklahoma.”
Official Congressional Record
I will be brief because I want you to have the last word, but I came home convinced that we should continue finding ways to do four simple things: 1, help Ukraine to defend itself; 2, affirm NATO’s resolve to use force against any threats or attacks on our members; 3, impose costs on Russia and those sustaining its war machine; and 4, one of the things we learned over there is that signals from the United States matter. We need to send a signal and make it clear that, from Moscow to Beijing, invading your neighbors is not a successful strategy and we will push back. I yield to Oklahoma.