John, 

As Russia continues to attack Ukraine completely unprovoked, it’s clear that sanctions are not enough to deter Putin both now and in the long run. Like Ukraine, it’s time for the Biden Administration to show some courage by arming our allies, keeping nuclear weapons out of the hands of our enemies, and ultimately stopping this war from spilling over into other parts of the world.

Catch up on all of Mike’s recent interviews below and add your name here to tell Biden to take stronger action in support of Ukraine.

"It’s Time for America to Wake Up"

Bottom Line: “Shame on us for being so slow to help a friend, our friends in Ukraine who are demonstrating the will to fight. We could have armed them to the teeth. It wouldn't have required us to put our own boots on the ground, and made this even more difficult for Vladimir Putin. But of course, the Biden administration was wedded to this threat of sanctions, the only strategy that ultimately failed to deter Putin."

“Thugs like Putin are not going to be deterred by strongly-worded statements.”

Bottom Line: “[The Biden Admin] is testing the theory that in a gunfight, they can prevail with sanctions and sternly worded statements. They have not brought guns to a gunfight. I don't think that's going to be sufficient to deter Vladimir Putin.”

"Shame on us for not providing support more quickly"

Bottom Line: “The remarkable courage on display of grandmas picking up rifles to defend Kyiv, you have border guards in the South telling Russian warships to 'go to hell'. You have Zelensky himself leading from the front, begging us for more ammunition. That courage should inspire us. Shame on us for not providing support more quickly.”

“Americans should not have to sacrifice and suffer for Biden's foolish decisions.”

Bottom Line: “Our enemies are going to school on this, particularly China. Unless we have hard power in Putin's path and we turn what he hopes will be a quick victory into a long and painful one, he’s going to be able to achieve what he wants to achieve. We’re going to look embarrassed and we’re going to project more weakness onto the world stage.”

Thank you for reading this month’s edition of the Foreign Policy Newsletter –– we’ll be in touch soon as we monitor developing stories from around the globe.

–– Gallagher Foreign Policy HQ