Senator McCain says U.S. 'must stand up to Vladimir Putin'

[deminks]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-mccain-idUSKBN14L0OR?il=0

Republican Senator John McCain said on Sunday the United States could only improve its relations with Russia by taking a tough stance with President Putin, calling for stronger sanctions against Moscow.

On a tour of the Baltic states, Ukraine and Georgia, McCain and other senators assured the former Soviet-dominated countries that the United States would support them, despite President-elect Donald Trump's praise of Putin and expressions of doubts about NATO.

"We will strongly urge our colleagues toward more meaningful and stronger sanctions against Russia because of their attack on the United States of America," McCain told reporters in Georgia's capital Tbilisi.

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Reinforcing the line that the U.S. Congress could oppose any move by Trump to take a softer line on Russia, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, travelling with McCain and others, said it was time "to push back against Putin, to be a better friend to our allies here including Georgia."

"So 2017 is a year of offence and we're going to tell our colleagues what's at stake if we don't push back," Graham said.

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Should have thought of this when you were not publicly and loudly urging

Americans NOT to vote for Trump, who is going to do the opposite of what you want and has no intention of EVER standing up to Putin.

It wont happen and in fact what do we tell our allies when Trump announces our military will support Russia in their "endeavors?"

[pangaia]

2. Even these two assholes are getting something right.

My question is.. WHY?

[MFM008]

3. Well Johnnie

Maybe you shouldn't have sucked up to the commie loving pig shit like u did.

[panader0]

4. He also met with Ukrainian troops, maybe yesterday.

If Trump tries to give Putin the OK in the Ukraine, there will be a lot of
blowback from the GOP.

[Initech]

5. Never thought I would agree with McCain on something...