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Angus King: “The only thing more expensive than supporting Ukraine would…”

Featuring: Angus King, Independent | U.S. Senate Maine

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A Conversation With Senator Angus King

Published | Video Starts at 20:03

We're supplying much of the material and the weapons, but they're doing the fighting and the dying, and that's so we don't have to. I made a comment yesterday that The only thing more expensive than supporting Ukraine would be not supporting Ukraine and having to have World War Three. We've just got to understand history now. Speaking of Russia, you mentioned your service on the Cyber Security Commission. (20:03–20:11)

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Asserts that not supporting Ukraine could lead to World War Three, which would be more costly.

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