John Cornyn: “Putin has done nothing to justify the hope that he might be…”

“He clearly doesn't care about the Russian people who've been sacrificed to his fantasy of an empire restored. And his tolerance for casualties appears without limit. In fact, Putin has done nothing to justify the hope that he might be persuaded to end this war. to the contrary, despite Putin's declared ceasefire over the Easter holiday, Russia then proceeded to launch attacks into Ukraine that killed innocent civilians.” (07:23–07:30)

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