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Sen. Graham calls Ukraine’s incursion into Russia ‘bold,’ ‘beautiful’

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS
                                Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham called Ukraine’s shock cross-border operation into Russia’s Kursk region “brilliant” and “bold” in a visit to Kyiv on Monday, and he urged the Biden administration to provide Ukraine with the weapons it needs.

With Russia still struggling to repel the Ukrainian incursion seven days after it began, Ukraine’s top commander said Kyiv controlled around 1,000 square kilometers in the Kursk region.

Graham made comments during a visit to Kyiv with Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

“What do I think about Kursk? Bold, brilliant, beautiful. Keep it up,” he told reporters.

“Bottom line is to the administration. … Give them weapons they need to win the war they can’t afford to lose,” he added.

During the meeting with the Senate delegation, President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the U.S. for support.

“We discussed what exactly is needed to bring this war to a just end, including our need to use long-range weapons,” he said later in a post on X.

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