Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the Russia-Ukraine cease-fire agreement:
"The cease-fire between Ukraine and Russia is yet another victory for Vladimir Putin's revanchist campaign against the West. The terms are almost identical to the failed cease-fire from last September that only emboldened Russia. Now, Putin has killed more innocent people and seized more territory and will get greater autonomy for eastern Ukraine, in exchange for nothing more than promising to keep his already-broken promises.
"Regrettably, we're here today largely because of President Obama's appeasement of Putin, which started the moment President Obama took office and continues today. His failure to support our allies has repeatedly empowered Russia and undermined American interests, from Ukraine to Syria to Egypt and points in between. The United States should move immediately to provide lethal weaponry to Ukraine and President Obama must stop accommodating Vladimir Putin before he threatens our NATO allies and further destabilizes Europe."
