Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) said Sunday on CBS's “Face the Nation” that a bipartisan group of senators agreed to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Partial transcripts as follows:
Margaret Brennan: At the meeting you are in, you can talk to European leaders. What are they saying to you about their views in America now?
Shaheen: Well, we're here in Munich. This is one of the world's largest security conferences, with leaders from around the world, and many European leaders. And we had the opportunity to meet with a representative from Canada, who is very concerned about Ukraine, not a European country. There are great concerns about the US position on Ukraine, along with the people of the Balkans and apparently President Zelensky. On the panel we had with President Zelensky, we talked about the importance of Europe and the US acting in concerts. Our NATO allies and European allies. Clearly, that is what Vladimir Putin has been trying to do through this conflict and it needs to be clear that it will not happen, that we will work together and support Ukraine.
Brennan: Should Congress be part of President Trump saying he wants and accepting that Ukraine owns some of the important minerals he has in their territory? ? He says he wants to use it as a kind of repayment for what the US has spent on weapons.
Shaheen: Well, I think there are several benefits to investing in Ukraine in the US. That is part of the trade of important minerals. It is not at all clear who owns those important minerals. Some of them are located in the eastern part of Ukraine, where Russia controls its territory, some of which are actually owned by the oligarchs. There are several oligarchs who own many of these important mineral sites. So these are details that have not yet been resolved and I have never seen an agreement placed before President Zelensky.
Brennan: Well, Zelenskyy knows to argue it with the rest of the administration. We will wait for it, but I will be-
Shaheen: Well, I just wanted to – one of the things we've talked about in our conversation with President Zelensky, what we know he has to worry about It's about making sure Ukraine is at the table. Literally, or those negotiations, President Zelensky repeatedly reiterated about Ukraine without Ukraine, for conversations about what will happen in Ukraine. And he agrees from the bipartisan senator he meets that Ukraine must be part of the negotiations between Russia and the United States.
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