“The Europeans, who we so often criticize, have come through with some $55 billion in economic assistance for Ukraine…. The problem is the Europeans just don’t have much in their stockpiles…. The only real military lifeline is the one from the United States, and as we all know, that one is shall we say on pause right now.” – Robert M. Gates
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