Condoleezza Rice to GOP lawmakers: US should be cagier on Ukraine defense plans
by Juliegrace Brufke, Congressional Reporter | March 25, 2022 10:08 AM
Condoleezza Rice to GOP lawmakers: US should be cagier on Ukraine defense plans
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida — Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told House Republicans she does not believe the United States should lay out what it's not willing to do in terms of retaliation against Russia for its unprovoked attack on Ukraine while addressing members at their annual retreat Thursday.
Rice’s comments come as Russia continues its aggression on Ukraine despite the U.S. and allied countries imposing a slew of sanctions and have sent weapons and aid as the war hits its one-month mark.
According to two sources in the room at the House Republican retreat, Rice cautioned members against saying the U.S. will not engage in World War III — even if it has no intention of doing so. Rice, the secretary of state in President George W. Bush's second term and a national security adviser before that, argued that it would be counterproductive for American officials to indicate to Russian President Vladimir Putin what America's reaction might or might not be.
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