US Senator Lindsey Graham wants Washington to escalate pressure on Vladimir Putin and wants Ukraine to receive Tomahawk cruise missiles if the Russian dictator rejects the peace deal.
Graham told NBC’s Meet the Press, “If (Putin) says no this time, here’s what I hope President (Donald) Trump will do: Sign my bill that has 85 co-sponsors and put tariffs on countries like China who buy cheap Russian oil.
“Make Russia a state sponsor of terrorism for kidnapping 20,000 Ukrainian kids. And most importantly, seize ships that are carrying sanctioned Russian oil like you’re doing in Venezuela.”
If Putin says no, we need to dramatically change the game, including giving Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine to hit the drone and missile factories that exist in Russia.
“I would go all in if Putin says no,” he added.
Graham rightly argued that Washington’s diplomatic efforts will likely result in Moscow making further gains through the disguise of negotiations, the Kyiv Independent reported.
Graham said, “We keep engaging Russia… and he rebuffs all of our efforts,” he added that the Russian tyrant “is going to continue to take the Donbas by force until we increase pressure.”
