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#Ukraine : It’s not aid, it’s our obligation under the 1994 Budapest Memorandum
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Under the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, Ukraine gave up their nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. So, we had an obligation to defend Ukraine if they were ever invaded.
12:04 PM - Apr 17, 2024
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And when we say aid to Ukraine, understand almost all the money that we “give" to Ukraine is used to buy American weapons, and supplies, and goods. It doesn't go anywhere. It's just money for them to purchase stuff mostly from us.
12:05 PM - Apr 17, 2024
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So, we’re not giving them aid. They're fighting our battle for us. They're giving up their blood. They only ask us for the weapons to protect themselves. They're not asking us for our blood. They're just asking us to fulfill our obligations.

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12:05 PM - Apr 17, 2024
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But if we continue not to assist them, and Russia moves across Ukraine and into Poland, we will be giving up American blood in Europe. Because Article 5 of NATO means — boom! —we’re in World War III.

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