“Tensions are rising,” Home International Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) stated throughout an interview on “Fox Information Sunday.” “I feel that is saber-rattling on the a part of Putin.”
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) described Putin as “a harmful man,” and stated the menace demonstrates the necessity for U.S. leaders — and people vying for management — to see that menace as very important to U.S. pursuits.
Talking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Warner stated that if American help for Ukraine wavers, Putin may transfer on to threaten Poland or President Xi Jinping may take U.S. weak spot as “extra of a inexperienced mild to doubtlessly take motion towards Taiwan.”
“Anybody who doesn’t perceive that’s remarkably naïve, or not understanding the type of geopolitical difficult occasions that we reside in,” he stated.
On Sunday, NATO criticized Russia for what it described as “harmful and irresponsible” nuclear rhetoric, although a NATO spokesperson stated the group had not seen any modifications in Russia’s nuclear posture.