Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), a prominent Republican and Senate Armed Services Committee member, said Thursday a Ukrainian victory in the ongoing war will ultimately come in the form of a “negotiated peace.”
In January, Cotton penned a letter to President Biden urging him to provide more advanced weaponry to the Ukrainian military and empower the country to “throw out the Russian invaders, retake its sovereign territory, and win this war.” This week, speaking at the National Review Institute’s Ideas Summit, the senator clarified that—while short-term military wins are crucial—negotiations are the endgame.
“From Ukraine’s standpoint, victory in the end is some kind of negotiated peace,” he said. “If Ukraine is successful enough on the battlefield… that’s how they can negotiate at a table.”…