John Bolton: Marco Rubio Saying that Europe Needs to Do More on Ukraine ‘Is Total Nonsense’

EXCERPT:

BOLTON: "Well, I‘m sorry to say, what Marco Rubio has just said is total nonsense. It‘s not the role of the United States, or at least it shouldn‘t be, to mediate between the aggressor and the victim — in this case, where the victim, Ukraine, happens to embody a lot of critical U.S. national interest, which I don‘t think Trump has ever fully acknowledged. We need to take the leading role. Saying we‘re going to wait for the Europeans is like saying we‘re going to wait for Godot. They‘re not going to provide it. And if we don‘t provide it, the war in Ukraine will continue to move slowly and at a high cost in Russia‘s favor. That‘s what Putin is counting on. Since the Alaska summit with Trump, he‘s acted like he‘s had a free hand. And I‘m afraid his perception of reality in Ukraine is accurate at this point."