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At today's Senate Republican press briefing, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed President Joe Biden and blamed his foreign policy decisions for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. His remarks came after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy virtually addressed the US Congress.
Sen. Cruz. in his news conference said:
President Zelensky's address to US Congress was powerful and it was compelling. The world is inspired by his leadership and inspired by the incredible courage of the Ukrainian people defending their homeland.
As we have seen these horrific images, of the carnage of human life, of the murders Russian President Vladimir Putin is carrying out in Ukraine. What is so frustrating is that this was entirely preventable. This didn't have to happen. The most significant war in Europe since 1945 since the end of World War 2.
Cruz then explained the 2 specific mistakes that caused this war. He said:
There were two specific mistakes made by the White House that caused this war.
- The disastrous retreat and surrender in Afghanistan. That emboldened America's enemies.
- Tragically, the White House's decision to waive sanctions on the Nordstring two pipeline and to surrender to Putin allowed him to complete that pipeline. Which was the direct precipitating cause of this invasion.
Two weeks ago, when every member of Congress was on the video conference call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, he told all of us, if America had sanctioned Nordstream two last year, Vladimir Putin would not have invaded.
It was the White House's political decision to waive those sanctions that caused this invasion. What should we be doing now? Two things. America should be providing lethal military aid far more than we are currently providing. We should be providing stingers. We should be providing javelins. We should be providing drones. And most critically we should be providing fighter jets, Cruz added in his news conference.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said fighter jets are his top priority. It's what he needs most. Poland has offered up the Migs that the Ukrainian pilots know how to fly. And President Biden personally vetoed those Migs going to Ukraine. President Joe Biden should allow those Migs to go to Ukraine today. Not flown by American pilots. We should not put American servicemen and women in harm's way but flown by Ukrainian pilots so that you the Ukrainian people can defend their homeland from Putin's aggression.
And secondly, we need to take away Vladimir Putin's revenue from oil and gas. Putin is a petro tyrant. This war is being funded by his sales of oil and gas. Putin believes Europe is addicted to Russian oil and gas.
Joe Biden should unleash American production to step in and take European customers away. Our European allies should sign long-term contracts with American oil and gas producers or with our allies and take that revenue away from Putin, defunding his war.
Biden, unfortunately, does not believe victory is possible. The Biden team is resigned to failure to Vladimir Putin's winning. Putin can be defeated but only if we stand with our Ukrainian allies, we provide them with the weapons they need to defend themselves and we take away Putin's revenue from gas and oil. That is the path to victory, says Ted Cruz while ending his news conference.
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