Russia has criticized remarks the South Carolina Republican appeared to make during a visit to Kyiv last week.
aid to the country was"the best money we've ever spent." The Kremlin rebuked his remarks, referring to an edited video in which Graham appeared to praise the killing of Russians in the ongoing war in Ukraine.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks on southern border security and illegal immigration, during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 30, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Russia has placed Graham on a wanted list, state-run media reported on Monday.The edited video was released by Zelensky's office, showing Graham in his meeting with Zelensky saying"the Russians are dying" followed by the remarks about sending U.S. military aid to Ukraine.
After his remarks were criticized by Russia, Ukraine released a full video of the meeting which showed the two quotes were not linked. According to Reuters, the two remarks made by Graham were made in different parts of his conversation with the Ukrainian president.between January 2022 and February 2023, according to the Council on Foreign Relations think tank.
"The old fool Senator Lindsey Graham said that the United States has never spent money so well as on killing Russians. In vain is it so. In his beloved America, not only ordinary people are regularly killed, but dirty money is spent on killing senators," he wrote on Sunday. Graham responded, in a statement sent to Reuters, that he had told Zelensky"it has been a good investment by the United States to help liberate Ukraine from Russian war criminals." He added:"Mr. Medvedev, if you want Russians to stop dying in Ukraine, withdraw. Stop the invasion. Stop the war crimes."
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