Russian invaded Ukraine. Its people fought bravely for their freedom. They took the weapons and aid we gave them (without conditions) and surprised the world by defeating well supplied Russian troops. They moved their schools underground to continue to care for their children. The Russians sent missiles and drones to blow up hospitals and apartment building. The Ukrainian people buried their innocent family members. The Russians cut off Ukrainian grain exports that were feeding millions of people. And when the war ground on, and the Ukrainian people persisted against all the odds. The Russians brought in mercenaries from North Korea, and purchased drones from Iran. The leaders of the free world united in condemning these tactics. But, Putin is Trump’s friend, and President Zelensky has good reason to ask for security guarantees before entering into any deal. The behavior of our leaders today is shameful, disrespecting not only Ukraine’s war dead, but all of those Americans and who have served in uniform to counter Soviet aggression since 1945. Poland is next. Then Putin will come for us.