Graham: US Should Not Worry About ‘Provoking Putin’ By Boosting Military Aid to Ukraine

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has said that the United States should not worry about provoking Russian President Vladimir Putin by helping Ukraine in its war against Russia.
On Feb. 19, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion on Feb. 24, Graham called on the United States to train Ukrainian pilots on the F-16 multirole fighter jet, and designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.
“The British are training Ukrainian pilots. I believe a decision will be imminent here when we get back to Washington that the administration will start training Ukrainian pilots on the F-16. They need the weapons system,” he said on ABC’s “This Week” on Feb. 19….}