Sen. Graham: Ukraine Aid Pause May Be 'Worse Than Afghanistan'
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., quickly rebuked Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy for balking at President Donald Trump's minerals deal – sticking to a demand for security guarantees – but Graham issued a warning on the subsequent pause of Ukraine aid.
"As long as the fighting is going on, if we pull the plug on Ukraine, it would be worse than Afghanistan," Graham said in a televised interview Sunday, pointing back to former President Joe Biden's failed unconditional 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan that left 13 U.S. service members dead.
"Until we have a ceasefire, I would give Ukraine what they need in terms of intelligence and weapons to defend themselves."