South Dakota Senator John Thune made an appearance on Neal Cavuto Live on Fox News yesterday, and the topic was the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Thune says the United States should give Ukraine whatever they need in their fight against the Russians. Thune said “The Ukranians want to carry the fight. Let them. If they need these weapon systems, then we ought to make it possible for them to help defend the airspace there over Ukraine.”
He added there has been a bipartisan effort by Congress to persuade the Biden administration to provide more lethal aid and impose stronger sanctions.
There have been reports that peace talks have been initiated between the two countries. Thune says any conditions would have to be approved by Ukraine, saying “in the end, this is gonna have to be a decision in their best interest. If the Russians come up with conditions that are agreeable to the Ukranians, that preserve their sovereignty, that dial down the escalation of this and hopefully allow them to live in peace and freedom, then ultimately that’s gonna have to be a decision to be made by the Ukranians.”