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Peter Welch: “European countries have begun to increase their defense…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Welch Speaks on the Need to Continue Supporting Ukraine.

Published | Video Starts at 05:52

Today, that's a reality. Europe, also, very much our partner, saw the threat and rose to the occasion in part, and I want to acknowledge President Trump's insistence on this. European countries have begun to increase their defense spending. as they should and as they must. They have done so, and they have stepped up by providing material, as we have, advanced missiles, drones, and other military technology for Ukraine. (05:52–05:57)

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