Then Senator Mitch McConnell asked the secretary about the victory of which of the fighting pages he would like to see. – As we said many times: the current president is involved in peace in this conflict. Ultimately, peace serves our national interests and the interests of both sides, Even if this result is not the most desirable for many in this room and in our country, the head of the Pentagon replied.
According to him, China would prefer a “good result” for Russian leader Vladimir Putin, because both countries approached each other. Beijing also cares that the war in Ukraine lasts a long time, because it draws the US attention from Chinese influence in other places around the world.
Senator Lindsey Graham asked the minister and chairman of the college of combined bosses of the staff of General Dan Caine, or think Putin would stop in Ukraine. Caine replied: “I don't think he would stop”, while the defense minister replied: “It will turn out in the future.”
Alarming words of the American senator
The senator emphasized that Putin himself announces that he would not stop. “This is the repeat of the 1930s. This is not a situation: it will turn out in the future,” Graham said. – Russia will divide Ukraine and go further if we do not stop them He warned.
The day before, HegeSeth announced that in the American defensive budget for 2026, funds for military support for Ukraine will be reduced. ” – There is a reduction in this budget – he admitted, answering the question about support for Kiev. – The current administration has a definitely different view on this conflict – he emphasized.
