“Where does the Biden administration get off saying, ‘Well, we’ll give you this but not that,’ when people are trying to defend their very lives and their national sovereignty against a megalomaniac dictator like Vladimir Putin?” what sort of weapons they can get access to,” said Cornyn at the press conference. “We should not dictate from Washington, D.C. The urge for aircraft comes as the White House has faced increased criticism for its rejection of a Polish proposal to transfer several dozen MiG-29s to Ukraine in exchange for the U.S. “You know how much depends on the battlefield, on the ability to use aircraft - powerful, strong aviation to protect our people, our freedom, our land,” said Zelensky. for assistance with military equipment, specifically requesting surface-to-air missile systems and aircraft. “You know what kind of defense systems we need.” “If this is too much to ask, we offer an alternative,” he said. Zelensky reiterated his calls for the establishment of a “no-fly zone” in Ukraine, which would prohibit aerial Russian attacks under the threat of interception from American forces. “Right now, at this moment, every night, for three weeks now, there are various Ukrainian cities Russia has turned the Ukrainian sky into a source of death for thousands of people,” said Zelensky through a translator.Īlong with his speech, the Ukrainian president shared a graphic video contrasting life in the nation before and after the Russian attacks.
In his speech, Zelensky likened the attacks his country is currently facing to the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. support to Ukraine, particularly in light of what Zelensky requested in his address to members of Congress earlier in the day. “The Biden administration’s timidity in the face of this evil needs to end, and end today,” said Cornyn.Ĭruz and Cornyn called for stronger U.S. “It was the White House’s political decision to waive those sanctions that caused this invasion.” “Two weeks ago, when every member of Congress was on the video conference call with President Zelensky, he told all of us that if the United States had sanctioned Nord Stream 2 last year, Putin would not have invaded,” Cruz said at the press conference Wednesday.
senators to back Cruz’s legislation, but most Democrats voted against it, preventing its passage in the upper chamber. The senator lifted his holds on some nominations in exchange for Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) agreeing to hold a vote on his bill that would reimpose the sanctions. Last year, Cruz blocked the swift approval of many of Biden’s State Department nominees, demanding that the administration reimpose the sanctions against the Russian-backed pipeline that the president lifted shortly after his inauguration last year. There were two specific mistakes made by the White House that caused this war.”įirst, Cruz said that the botched withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan “emboldened America’s enemies.” And second, he pointed to the administration’s halt of sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline that connected Russia and Germany. “This war didn’t have to happen - the most significant war in Europe since 1945, since the end of World War II. “What is so frustrating is that this was entirely preventable,” said Cruz. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and John Cornyn (R-TX) criticized the Biden administration’s response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Austin, TX, MaAt a press conference of several GOP senators following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to Congress Wednesday morning, Sens.
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