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MENENDEZ: "Look, I think that President Zelensky is in a difficult position. Clearly, he must be preparing for the possibility of invasion or re-invasion, since Russia did that already in — you know, in the past with Crimea and with irregular forces in Eastern Ukraine. But, at the same time, he wants to create a semblance of calm as it relates to his economy, which is a challenge for him as well. So I understand that. But there is a reason that President Biden has sent more aid to Ukraine, military aid, lethal aid, since 2014, $650 million. It's because you have 130,000 Russian troops. They are surrounding three different parts of Russia's borders. And you have to take seriously that the potential for an invasion is real. And so it's getting the Ukrainians to be prepared and to give them the wherewithal to defend themselves, at the same time understanding the economic needs that they have."