John Cornyn: “Putin argues that peace with Ukraine would require a removal…”

“Well, how does this relate to President Trump's peace efforts? Well, we should listen to Putin's own words. In a speech he delivered to the Russian Foreign Ministry last year, Putin argues that peace with Ukraine would require a removal of Ukrainian troops from the southern and eastern part of that country. the demilitarization and denuclearization of Ukraine, a neutral and non NATO Ukraine, and the removal of all Western sanctions.” (09:50–10:00)

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