Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) brushed off criticisms from U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron regarding U.S. aid to Ukraine.
Cameron published an op-ed in the Hill on Wednesday in an attempt to encourage Congress to pass the bill surrounding aid to Ukraine, which includes $8 billion in “direct budget support” for the Ukrainian government, $14 billion to weapon purchases, $15 billion to military services, plus $10 billion in humanitarian aid that will be shared between Ukraine and Gaza, among other war zones. Another $14.1 billion is outlined for Israel’s military operations. In the op-ed, Cameron made references to World War II.
Ukraine’s security is our security.
As allies, the UK & US fight aggression.
We stand up for freedom. We stick by our friends. And we win.
I urge the US Congress to continue its proud support for Ukraine’s fight against Putin’s aggression.https://t.co/ill75SflZA
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) February 14, 2024
“I believe our joint history shows the folly of giving in to tyrants in Europe who believe in redrawing boundaries by force,” Cameron wrote. “I do not want us to show the weakness displayed against Hitler in the 1930s. He came back for more, costing us far more lives to stop his aggression.”
When asked about Cameron’s comments, Greene said she did not “appreciate” them.
David Cameron should be concerned about the Nazis in Ukraine’s army, the Azov Battalion.
We’re all sick of the absurd name calling, it isn’t going to bully me into funding the war in Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/m80llcfTHe
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) February 14, 2024
“I really don’t care what David Cameron has to say. I think that’s rude name-calling and I don’t appreciate that type of language,” Greene said. “David Cameron needs to worry about his own country and frankly he can kiss my a**.”
Later, Greene suggested that Cameron focus on the alleged “Nazis in Ukraine’s army, the Azov Battalion,” in a Thursday post on X. Cameron, a former U.K. prime minister, was visiting Poland on Thursday when he responded to Greene’s comments.
“We must not let Putin think he can outwait us or last us out, and that’s why this vote in Congress is so crucial,” Cameron said to reporters. “And I say this as someone who is not wanting in any way to lecture American friends, or tell American friends what to do. I say it as someone who has a deep and abiding love of the United States — of their democracy, of their belief in freedom — [and] as someone who really believes in the importance of our alliance.”
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Russia has suffered over 300,000 casualties in the war, which is about 80% of the force. Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted during an interview with Tucker Carlson that his country still has a chance to beat Ukraine as long as the U.S. stops interfering.
Putin claimed that then-U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson “dissuaded” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from coming to an agreement with Russia and avoiding a war entirely. According to Putin, an agreement had already been outlined in a document, but Johnson denied discouraging Zelensky from signing it.