Dem Rep. Adam Smith Says Putin ‘Has Been Stopped’ in Ukraine

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SMITH: "And again, it comes back to the fact that what Trump is showing is division with our European allies and division with Ukraine. And when Putin sees that division, he sees it as weakness and an excuse to keep pushing forward. I mean, that‘s the biggest problem. All this effort to sort of sidestep all European allies, sidestep Ukraine, sends the wrong message. The message we need to have is unity, strength. Look, the 53-nation coalition and Ukraine have proven remarkably resilient to Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine. He‘s been stopped. I mean, remember when the invasion started, we all thought it would be over in a matter of weeks with Russia taking over Kyiv. That strength has pushed Putin back. To the extent that Trump shows division and shows weakness, that just emboldens Putin. I don‘t — I have seen no evidence that Putin is sincerely interested in this summit on Friday with negotiating a peace settlement and ending his war. I keep hoping we‘ll see that, but we have not seen it yet."