Defense hawks such as Lindsey Graham who once demanded greater backing for Kyiv are now toeing the America First line<\/p>\n
Nearly a decade ago, as Russian troops entered the Crimean peninsula, congressional Republicans were in uproar, blaming Moscow\u2019s land grab on then president Barack Obama\u2019s weakness on the global stage. Loudest among the Republican critics was the South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham, who assailed Obama as a \u201cweak, indecisive leader\u201d.<\/p>\n
In a pre-dawn vote on Tuesday, Graham joined the majority of Senate Republicans in opposing a foreign aid package that would rush wartime assistance to Ukraine as it approaches the second anniversary of Russia\u2019s full invasion.<\/p>\n
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