“There is bipartisan support in Congress for Ukraine,” outgoing Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) said Sunday on ABC's “This Week.”
A partial transcription follows:
Karl: Well, let's move on to what's going on. It is an effort to reach some kind of solution in Ukraine. Of course, President Trump famously said he could bring Ukraine to a peace deal. I know now that President Biden is working to finalize one last tranche of military aid to Ukraine.
What will happen to this?
Cardin: Well, obviously, candidate Trump said he would resolve this issue before taking the oath of office. Well, that won't happen. The situation in Ukraine remains extremely serious. We need to be with Ukraine. It is the first line of defense for democracy. We know that Russia will not stop relations with Ukraine. We know that if Ukraine fails to protect its sovereignty, many other countries are at risk. This will require international support from democracies led by the United States.
So we need to stay there and then look for ways to resolve the conflict, and we can't do that by withdrawing support from Ukraine.
So I know that some of the president-elect's comments are very concerning. I talked to Ukrainians. I spoke to Europeans several times. I think they're wondering if there's American resolve. Let me tell you, we have bipartisan support for Ukraine in the U.S. Congress because we recognize the importance of national security.
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