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Helsinki Commission staffer urges sustained Western aid, denies recognizing Russian territorial gains
Summary
A legislative staff member for Sen. Roger Wicker argued that a Ukrainian victory is necessary for European security, urged Western states to finance and arm Ukraine, recommended withholding recognition of Russian territorial gains, and prioritized Ukrainian control of the Dnieper and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
A legislative staff member for Sen. Roger Wicker, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the U.S. Helsinki Commission, said sustained Western support is necessary for “a free stable and prosperous Ukraine” and urged European states to fill Ukraine’s urgent monetary and military shortfalls.
"So yeah. So, why why a free stable and prosperous Ukraine at peace with it with its neighbors matters?" the staff member said, arguing that a Ukrainian victory would help shore up the U.S.-led international order and protect transatlantic trade.
The staff member, who said they had just returned from an eighth trip to Ukraine, framed support as both a moral imperative and a strategic necessity. "Helping a friendly state fend off an unprovoked genocidal attack is a moral…
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