Congressman Cohen is calling for more weapons for Ukraine
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), co-chair of the Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe, better known as the Helsinki Commission, today questioned expert witnesses at a press conference on Diverse Voices Reporting in Ukraine. In his speech, Co-President Cohen said that the United States and its allies must do more to supply Ukraine with the military equipment it needs to win the war against Russia.
In these remarks, he said in part:
“Putin is a mafia boss. He is a bully. He can only be stopped by force.” The red lines must be drawn. all I have to do is supply them with weapons I understand the concern about the no-fly zone … Apparently we are finding a way to get our military equipment to Ukraine to help the Ukrainian army … A motivated group can do much more.
Watch his entire conversation with the witnesses here.
Witnesses at the press conference were:
Oz Katerji, freelance conflict editor;
Asami Terajima, editor, Kyiv Independent; and
Olga Tokariuk, an independent journalist from Ukraine.
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