It has not attacked NATO countries for probably very good reasons.”īLINKEN: If you look at the countries Russia attacked, these were countries that were not part of NATO
“If you look at the countries that Russia has attacked,” Blinken told Paul, “over the last years: Georgia…Moldova, and then repeatedly in Ukraine, these are countries that were not part of NATO. He called the scenario “something I very much oppose.” soldiers would be “fighting in Ukraine” if the country joined.
The comments have been blasted as “propaganda” for Russian President Vladimir Putin.Įmphasizing his opposition to Ukraine becoming part of NATO, Paul argued that U.S. Senator Rand Paul is being widely condemned for remarks he made Tuesday during a Senate hearing with Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.