Sec. Austin: If Ukraine Fell Under Putin’s Boot, Europe Would Fall Under Putin Shadow

EXCERPT:

AUSTIN: “Ladies and gentlemen, Ukraine’s struggle for freedom matters to us all. If Ukraine fell under Putin's boot, Europe would fall under Putin's shadow. So we remain determined to deter Russia from any further aggression, including against our NATO allies. If Putin got his way in Ukraine, his fellow autocrat would draw a dangerous lesson and the whole world would become more chaotic and insecure, it would be aggressors' belief that they can rewrite borders by force and make people live in fear.”