“This is going to get louder and louder, and what really needs to happen is that Ukraine is not asking American men and women to fight, they are just asking for weapons to defend themselves,” McCarthy told the Fox News correspondent. in Washington. Mike Emanuel on “Fox News Sunday”. “If we had taken these steps earlier instead of waiting until Russia invaded, they probably would never have invaded if we had done so sooner,” he added. He later said sending weapons to Ukraine earlier could have saved thousands of lives. “Ukraine longed for the ability to defend itself. “If we had moved the weapons to Ukraine earlier so they could defend themselves, it would have saved thousands of lives and probably Putin’s decision not to enter,” McCarthy said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The claim came in the seventh week of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24. The Biden government has provided more than $ 3.2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, including $ 2.6 billion since the invasion began. This assistance includes anti-tank weapons, unmanned drones, small arms, ammunition and defense equipment. Austrian Chancellor Says Putin Will Participate in War Crimes Investigation Koons Says Millions of Vaccines Will End Without Funding for COVID-19 McCarthy also targeted the government on Sunday for rejecting Poland’s offer to move MiG-29 fighter jets to a US air base in Germany, which would then go to Ukraine to help its forces fight Russia. The Pentagon finally said the proposal was not “submissive.” “The president denied Ukraine and denied that Poland had provided MiGs to Ukraine to protect themselves on an overpass. “All this is a wrong move in the future,” said McCarthy.
