“The world is watching the United States’ response to Putin’s unjust, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Defending freedom in Ukraine is defending freedom everywhere, and we need to ensure we get the Ukrainians the lethal aid they need to defend themselves. The Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act authorizes the president to enter into lend-lease agreements directly with Ukraine to help remove obstacles to lending arms to Ukraine. Earlier this week, Ernst met with former members of the Parliament of Ukraine who pleaded for additional aid from the United States. On Monday, Ernst penned an op-ed in FoxNews.com entitled, “Ukraine must win the war Putin is waging and Biden needs to step up.”###

Source: Fox News May 09, 2022 20:22 UTC