Senate Democrat says Ukraine needs ‘more air defense’

Rep. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said Ukraine requires “more air defense” in its war against Russia.

“[Russian President Vladimir] Putin is a mob thug. He understands only force and strength. And so, to send the CIA director, as President Biden did, Director Burns, to warn or try to persuade Putin with words, actions speak louder than…

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