Former Republican congressman and 2024 presidential candidate Will Hurd of Texas said Wednesday that Ukraine should be admitted to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization “on the day hostilities cease.”

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, launching a massive offensive across Ukraine. The United States has sent more than $100 billion in aid to Ukraine, announcing in December that it would receive a complete set of MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missiles, and in January that it would send 31 M1 Abrams main battle tanks. bottom.

“If I were president of the United States, I would tell CNN host Jake Tapper as soon as the hostilities stopped and Ukraine joined NATO,” Hurd told CNN host Jake Tapper. (Related: ‘Sheer Madness’: 2024 Republican Candidates Oppose Ukraine Joining NATO – At Least For Now)

“To realize that vision, I’m going to talk and explain that Ukraine’s goal is for Ukrainians to help expel Russians from all over Ukraine, and not just return to the situation in February 2022. “Russia has recently invaded, and I will work with our allies to ensure that the Ukrainians have all the supplies and equipment they need to carry out activities such as setting up a no-fly zone over our country.” continued Hurd. .

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Hurd will take the stage in the first presidential debate by a Republican presidential candidate after receiving less than 1% of the vote in national polls and refusing to sign a pledge to endorse the candidate. likely not to meet the qualifications.

The Biden administration announced Friday plans to send M864 155mm artillery shells, known primarily as Dual Purpose Modified Conventional Munitions (DPICM), to Ukraine. It disperses small explosive weapons throughout an area to attack personnel and vehicles. Cluster munitions are controversial because of the risk posed by “unexploded” submunitions that could harm civilians long after the conflict ended, and were last manufactured in the 1990s, Washington said. Reported by the Post. report.

“The sooner we help Ukraine win this war, the better it will be for the rest of the country,” Hurd said. “I would like to see if the Defense Industrial Complex has shown its efficiency in providing the kind of assistance that I have already said it will give to the Ukrainians to see if they definitely have the means to win this. We’re going to see if we’re improving the

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