Kyiv and cities across Ukraine have come under repeated heavy air attacks from Russia forces in recent weeks, raising the ire of Trump and other officials in Washington, who have begun questioning whether Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to hold peace talks to end Europe's longest and deadliest conflict since the end of World War II. One of Trump's strongest allies, Senator Lindsey Graham, has backed Trump's move to increase the supply of weaponry to Kyiv, saying that "in the coming days, you'll see weapons flowing at a record level to help Ukraine defend themselves." Senator Richard Blumenthal, who appeared with Graham during the CBS interview, said there was also growing bipartisan consensus in Congress and among European allies regarding the tapping of some of the $300 billion in Russian assets frozen by G7 countries to aid Kyiv.
Author: John Pike
Published at: 2025-07-14 20:43:57
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