December 13, 2023
Jim Townsend on the Importance of Funding Ukraine
Trump Republicans have “weaponised assistance to Ukraine” using it as “a tool to use against Biden” in the run up to the presidential campaign, says Jim Townsend, former Deputy Secretary of Defence for Europe and NATO under Obama and Biden.
Watch the full interview with Times Radio.
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