McConnell Blasts Trump's Outreach to Russia
McConnell said coddling Vladimir Putin and cutting aid to Kyiv would prolong the war and weaken U.S. and European security, while diesel imports would not lower prices.
- In a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Sunday, Former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell accused the Trump administration of "coddling" Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing the president's strategy to end Ukraine's war by "pressuring the victim" is "certain to fail."
- McConnell blasted Trump for claiming Russia "has been fine on Ukraine," calling the statement "factually wrong, strategically naive and morally bankrupt" while objecting to the administration's deal to purchase Russian diesel fuel.
- Special Envoy Steve Witkoff recently drew backlash for calling Putin a "humanitarian," which McConnell dismissed; he also wrote that Russia's "limited supply" of diesel will do little to lower prices above $6 per gallon.
- Responding to the op-ed, a White House official said Trump remains committed to ending the war; McConnell warned that passing the president's end-of-year agenda "will require working with Republicans who know the difference between the good guys and the bad guys."
- Senators from both parties are reportedly threatening to block Trump's nominees unless the administration restores satellite communications for Ukraine's military, making approval of the lame-duck legislative agenda contingent on reversing Trump's restrictions.
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US President Donald Trump's attempts to end the war in Ukraine by pandering to Russian leader Vladimir Putin and limiting aid to Kyiv are "doomed to fail," said one of the most senior members of the US Congress, Republican Mitch McConnell, in an article for The Wall Street Journal.
Republican Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said that concessions to Russia, the lifting of sanctions and the reduction of military aid to Ukraine will not force Vladimir Putin to end the war.
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