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31 Aug, 3 tweets, 2 min read
On a plane heading back from Kyiv. Had an excellent 10 day research trip to Ukraine to better understand how this country and this region figure into US national security and foreign policy. There are some fascinating conclusions, but the most important question is can the US…
… remain focused on partnership and strategic relations to a successful conclusion. Now, attention is focused on ending the war in Afghanistan, but we have equally important… more important challenges in front of us.
Ukraine is critical to both answering the challenge of Russian aggression and malign influence and meeting the challenge of a powerful adversarial China. I hope tomorrow’s meeting between @POTUS and @ZelenskyyUa goes well. #HereRightMatters

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