So we thought, and, and we continue to believe that the Minsk agreement that Russia signed was an appropriate off ramp, if that's what you like to call it, for Russia, and a way of moving forward to help Ukraine regain its sovereignty. Unfortunately, to date, he's not taking it. He has not taken it. I thought. President Poroshenko gave an extraordinary speech before a joint session of Congress. What was your reaction? What was the White House's reaction to President Poroshenko reminding all of us that you can't defeat Soviet aggression with blankets? (02:49–02:53)
CLAIM
Asserts that Vladimir Putin has not taken the off ramp provided by the Minsk agreement.
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