Putin could not tolerate a free, democratic, & prosperous Ukraine because then the Russians would want it. By showing weakness in our Ukraine policies, we encouraged Putin to invade it. John McCain got it

"Because we didn't want to, quote, provoke Vladimir Putin, by showing weakness, we provoked Vladimir Putin. We have to understand that Vladimir Putin's ambitions are the restoration of the old Russian empire." John McCain got itpic.twitter.com/xxlTXfHkgR

— Paul Massaro (@apmassaro3) December 28, 2022