NEWSMAX | Published November 24, 2024
Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., mocked on Friday the notion of Russian President Vladimir Putin reaching a peace deal for the war in Ukraine.
“As much as I would like to believe we can negotiate with a tyrant, I suspect we may be deceiving ourselves,” Rounds said at the Halifax Security Forum, according to Newsweek. “Do you believe that this tyrant, if you offer him a part of a free country, do you think he’s gonna stop? I wish I could say there’s an easy way out, there’s not.”
Rounds’ view of the war stands in contrast with that of President-elect Trump, who has vowed to reach a peace deal in the region upon his first days in office.
Moreover, despite the historical developments, such as the United States permitting one country to shoot its own long-range ATACMS missiles inside Russian territory, Rounds further expressed dismay that the U.S. has not provided more weaponry to Ukraine.
“I just feel so frustrated,” Rounds bemoaned, “that we have not been able to provide them all of the equipment that they need, and all of the weapons systems that they need, in order to respond to the absolute tyranny coming from Russia.”
“I wonder why we haven’t done that more quickly than we have,” he added.
Following a barrage from ATACMS missiles inside its own territory, which Putin said Ukrainian forces are incapable of operating, on Tuesday, Russia, one of the world’s foremost nuclear superpowers, responded in kind by launching a hypersonic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
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Mike Rounds speaks to reporters outside of the Senate Chambers during a vote in the U.S. Capitol Building on March 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. The senator has rejected the idea of negotiating a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.
Published November 23, 2024
South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds has dismissed calls for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, suggesting Russian President Vladimir Putin could not be trusted to honor such an agreement.
“As much as I would like to believe we can negotiate with a tyrant, I suspect we may be deceiving ourselves,” Rounds said in reference to Putin at the Halifax Security Forum on Friday.
“Do you believe that this tyrant, if you offer him a part of a free country, do you think he’s gonna stop?” Rounds said.
“I wish I could say there’s an easy way out, there’s not.”
The Republican‘s sentiments stand in contrast with those of President-Elect Trump, who has previously claimed he could end the conflict in one day.
Rounds also bemoaned the restriction placed on Kyiv in its response to Russia’s full-scale invasion.
“I just feel so frustrated that we have not been able to provide them all of the equipment that they need, and all of the weapons systems that they need, in order to respond to the absolute tyranny coming from Russia,” said Rounds, who did reportedly stress that his views were not those of the incoming administration.
“I wonder why we haven’t done more more quickly than we have.”
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