Elissa Slotkin: “Putin invaded. It was the first state, the democratic state…”

“We need a negotiated cease fire where hostages come home, where we go into a different phase of this conflict. Iran has deeply complicated that by firing ballistic missiles, some of them hypersonics at Israel. On the ukrainian side, look, Putin invaded. It was the first state, the democratic state, to be invaded since World War two. I would believe. We have a responsibility to defend the democracies and arm the Ukrainians so that they can push back on Putin. So be very clear. You're comfortable with the spending?” (15:37–15:43)

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