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Senate Democrat: Ukraine needs ‘more air defense’

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said Ukraine requires “more air defense” in its war against Russia. “Putin is a mob thug,” Blumenthal told CBS News’s Margaret Brennan during the senator’s “Face the Nation” appearance, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “He understands only force and strength. And so, to send the CIA director — as President…

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Senate Democrat: Ukraine needs ‘more air defense’
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