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Ramaswamy stands alone on cutting Ukraine funding |
When moderators at the first GOP debate asked the eight candidates on stage who would not support continued funding for Ukraine, only Vivek Ramaswamy raised his hand. |
The 38-year-old entrepreneur and political newcomer has laid out a radical stance on foreign policy, featuring what his critics see as a Putin-friendly proposal to end the Ukraine war. Ramaswamy wants to cede territory taken by Russia in eastern Ukraine in return for Moscow exiting its military alliance with China. He would also block Ukraine's candidacy to the Western security alliance NATO and end U.S. sanctions on Russia. Instead, Ramaswamy said, the U.S. should refocus military strength at the U.S.-Mexico border. It's a position that has found little public support from fellow Republicans, but Americans are growing more tired of financing the war. And the two leading candidates for the GOP nomination, former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, have shared Ramaswamy's skepticism of U.S. support for Kyiv. Recent polling has shown that Americans are about evenly split on whether to continue sending Ukraine money, as some Republicans argue that tax dollars should be focused on domestic issues like disaster responses. Ramaswamy is speaking to Americans frustrated with conditions at home, delivering them a more simplistic foreign policy message. But extended scrutiny could break apart his policy platform, and he's already come under fire. Read more at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & National Security newsletter, I'm Ellen Mitchell — your guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. Programming note: The newsletter is off for the Labor Day holiday but will return on Tuesday. |
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How policy will affect defense and national security now and in
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Ukrainian forces penetrated an initial line of Russian defenses on the war's southeastern front this week, raising hopes of a major breakthrough in its counteroffensive campaign as troops push toward the Sea of Azov to cut off Russian supply lines. Ukraine still has a long way to go — but the first line of defense is widely seen as the toughest, and the going could get easier from here on out. Military analysts say the more … |
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| Hundreds of active-duty U.S. troops will remain at the U.S.-Mexico border until at least the start of October, the Pentagon confirmed Friday. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Aug. 24 "approved an extension of up to 400 personnel providing support to Customs and Border Protection [CBP] on the Southwest border through September 30, 2023," Pentagon spokesperson Lt. Col. Devin Robinson told The Hill in a statement. … |
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Proud Boy Ethan Nordean on Friday was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack — a tie for the longest sentence handed down in connection with the riot.
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Events in and around the defense world: |
- President Biden will award the Medal of Honor to Army Capt. Larry Taylor for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War, to be given at a ceremony at the White House. More here
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan are set to meet for talks in Sochi, Russia, next week, amid efforts to bring Moscow back into an agreement allowing for the continued export of Ukrainian goods despite the war. | |
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Upcoming things we're watching on our beat: |
- The Air and Space Forces Association will kick off its Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Sept. 11 with Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and Air Force Materiel Command head Gen. Duke Richardson slated to speak.
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News we've flagged from other outlets: |
- As Ukraine's fight grinds on, talk of negotiations becomes nearly taboo (The New York Times)
- Too heavy to fight? How the Army is combating the obesity crisis to find recruits (Military.com)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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A highly anticipated sentencing hearing for former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio that was scheduled for Wednesday morning was abruptly postponed, officials said shortly before it was set to begin. Read more |
| Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney charged in the 2020 Georgia election case for aiding in the fake electors plan, made clear to a state judge Friday he … Read more |
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