U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham claimed at the Munich Security Conference that Russian President Vladimir Putin has done more to solidify NATO than its member states. Graham stated that Putin's actions have spurred increased spending and membership, making him the 'NATO Man of the Year'. He also advocated for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine that guarantees Ukraine automatic NATO membership should Russia invade again.
Russia n President Vladimir Putin has done more to strengthen and unite NATO than member states, U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has done more to strengthen and unite NATO than member states have done, U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told the Munich Security Conference on Saturday."If I were nominating somebody to be the NATO Man of the Year, it'd be Putin," Graham said as he participated in a MSC panel that included NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen.
"I do believe that if he understood 'you do this again, your worst nightmare of Ukraine being in NATO is a certainty' would be a deterrent," Graham, chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget, said.
"This minerals agreement between the United States and Ukraine is a game changer, because President Trump can go to the American people say 'Ukraine is not a burden, it's a benefit.' They're sitting on top of trillion dollars worth of minerals that all of us can benefit from by lining with the West," he said.U.S.
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