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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, on Saturday condemned the Trump administration over the disastrous Oval Office meeting it held Friday with Ukrainian President Zelensky. Her condemnation including her saying, "“I am sick to my stomach as the administration appears to be walking away from our allies and embracing Putin."
During the meeting, President Trump and Vice President Vance criticized Zelensky, claiming he failed to show gratitude for U.S. security assistance, despite the Ukrainian leader expressing appreciation in an early February post on X, praising the new administration's commitment to peace in Eastern Europe.
The confrontation was broadcast live from the Oval Office.
“I am sick to my stomach as the administration appears to be walking away from our allies and embracing Putin, a threat to democracy and U.S. values around the world,” the Alaskan wrote in a Saturday afternoon post to X.
Sen. Murkowski, who has shown her independence from her fellow Republican senators, warned that abandoning Ukraine in its defense of Russian aggression could pose dire consequences.
“This week started with administration officials refusing to acknowledge that Russia started the war in Ukraine,” Murkowski said. “It ends with a tense, shocking conversation in the Oval Office and whispers from the White House that they may try to end all U.S. support for Ukraine.”
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