The last time Russia invaded Ukraine, then-President Petro Poroshenko also addressed a joint session of Congress and famously said in 2014 that “one cannot win the war with blankets,” as part of an emotional plea for help arming his troops. In response, the Obama administration announced $46 million in security assistance to Ukraine, which included body armor and night vision goggles but no lethal aid.
Over the weekend, former President Donald Trump criticized the Obama-Biden aid efforts to Ukraine by saying, “They sent blankets. I sent Javelins.”
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