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Russia's Threat From NATO Invasion Into Ukraine
I'm concerned that pushing the Russians into a corner where they become dangerously weak, heightens the probability of limited exchange of nuclear weapons on the battlefield. Putin's ambition is to reestablish what was the old Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe. I believe we need to make it clear that our military support for Ukraine is for repelling the Russian invasion in Ukraine and restoring their sovereignty. And look, this is statecraft. This is real. And I just have to hold view that weakness arouses evil, but peace comes through strength.