James Lankford: “Putin wants to be able to attack again in the future.”

“That means Ukraine is a thriving country at the end of this that has protected borders, that has a strong military that can help defend itself against the next Russian attack that'll come at it. I have no doubt that Putin wants to be able to attack again in the future. And so we've got to be able to make sure that whatever agreement is done, that we encourage the Ukrainians to make sure that they have secure boundaries in the days ahead, that they can continue to live free and independent of Russian domination.” (10:18–10:21)

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