With regard to money we're spending, what's the return on the investment of our security assistance to Ukraine? Senator, I would just say, given the approach of President Trump, that's not the headline. Regardless, the previous administration, Under the Obama administration, Crimea was invaded and we gave them blankets. Under President Trump during his first term, he gave the Ukrainians javelins, and the Russians did not invade. Under Biden, the Russians did invade and aid was slow, walked incompletely, and as a result, it became a gridlock. (15:34–15:39)
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Asserts that during the Obama administration, the U.S. response to Crimea's invasion was limited to non-lethal aid.
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