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To: D.Austin who wrote (1349544)	3/20/2022 3:57:02 PM
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McConnell on Republicans supporting Putin: 'There's some lonely voices out there' thehill.com March 20, 2022 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Sunday called Republicans who support Russian President Vladimir Putin "lonely voices" within the GOP. Appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation," McConnell called for further direct assistance to be given to Ukraine, including weapons systems. He also called for a change in attitude, saying the U.S. should approach the situation with the belief that Ukraine could win the conflict, considering how long it has fended off a Russian takeover. Host Margaret Brennan noted that McConnell's clear support of Ukraine differed from what some other members of his party have said, pointing to Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.), who called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "thug." Cawthorn's remarks were widely amplified by Russian state media. "Well, there's some lonely voices out there that are in a different place," McConnell said. "But looking at Senate Republicans, I can tell you that I would have, had I been the majority leader, put this Ukraine supplemental up by itself. I think virtually every one of my members would have voted for it." "The vast majority of the Republican Party writ large, both in the Congress and across the country, are totally behind Ukrainians and urging the president to ... take these steps quicker, to be bolder. So there may be a few only voices off the side. I wouldn't pay much attention to them," he added. On Friday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Cawthorn was "wrong" for calling Zelensky a thug. "Madison is wrong. If there's any thug in this world, it's Putin," McCarthy said, though he acknowledged that he still supported Cawthorn's reelection.

To: D.Austin who wrote (1349544)	3/20/2022 3:59:58 PM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 1573092

GOP McConnell Urges Biden to Expand Lethal Aid to Ukraine, Raise U.S. Force Deployment usnews.com March 18, 2022 WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell urged President Joe Biden on Wednesday to expand Ukraine's air defenses, bolster the presence of U.S. forces on NATO's eastern flank and visit eastern European countries. Speaking less than two hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed Congress, the top Senate Republican said Biden should give Ukraine "more effective, longer-range air defense capabilities" including Soviet-legacy warplanes from neighboring NATO countries such as Poland. "President Zelenskiy specifically pleaded for these air defense systems this morning," McConnell, an outspoken critic of Biden's response to Ukraine, said in a Senate floor speech. He also called on the Democratic president to increase the number of U.S. forces in eastern NATO countries and to use loan guarantee authorities to "harden the defenses of front-line allies and partners." Citing Biden's plans for a trip to Europe next week, McConnell added: "President Biden should go beyond Brussels. He should go to countries like Poland, Romania or Lithuania to meet with NATO eastern flank allies, and he should look beyond NATO to deepen our our diplomatic and security cooperation with important American partners like Finland and Sweden."