An Arizona Democrat has argued that Moscow will eventually tire of the conflict if it suffers enough casualties<\/p>\n
The \u201cbeauty\u201d of US military support for Kiev is that Washington is paying Ukrainians to kill Russians, and the more the better, a sitting Democrat Senator has claimed.
\nRuben Gallego of Arizona, a former US marine who has previously said he would \u201ccome after\u201d Elon Musk, made the remarks in an exchange on X on Tuesday, after a commenter accused him of backing a lost cause. Gallego insisted that he supported Ukraine because he believed it could win.
\n\u201cIf Ukraine kills enough Russians they will quit,\u201d the senator wrote.
\nIn response to a suggestion that he should join Ukraine\u2019s so-called \u201cforeign legion\u201d of mercenaries Gallego replied, \u201cNo that\u2019s the beauty of this, we can pay the Ukrainians to kill the Russians.\u201d
\nAsked how many dead Russians would be enough to satisfy him, Gallego responded, \u201cThere is always room for one more.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Kiev abused Starlink to kill \u2013 Musk<\/p>\n
Gallego, who took office in January 2025, has been a staunch advocate of US military assistance to Kiev. Last week, he accused SpaceX CEO Elon Musk of having \u201cUkrainian blood on his hands\u201d and demanded that the billionaire testify before Congress over disruptions to the Starlink and Starshield satellite services used by Ukrainian forces.
\nKiev claimed last month that a deliberate slowdown had disrupted its drone operations, initially suggesting Washington was responsible.
\nMusk countered that Ukraine had been exploiting a loophole in SpaceX\u2019s civilian Starlink network to conduct offensive drone strikes, insisting that the vulnerability had been closed. He also stressed that Starshield was a separate, military-grade system controlled by the Pentagon.
\nGallego also faced controversy in March for endorsing Graham Platner, then a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, despite revelations involving Nazi imagery and inflammatory past statements.<\/p>\n
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Platner had a Totenkopf tattoo on his chest, a skull emblem used by Nazi SS units, including a division implicated in numerous war crimes. He denied knowing its historical significance and described himself as an anti-fascist.
\nThe candidate also faced criticism over old online posts containing homophobic slurs and comments suggesting that military sexual assault victims should \u201cact like an adult\u201d and avoid getting \u201cblacked out f*cked up.\u201d
\nGallego initially stood by Platner but withdrew his endorsement following allegations of sexual misconduct and rape, which prompted other Democratic supporters to distance themselves from the candidate and ultimately preceded the end of his campaign.
\nMoscow has repeatedly characterized the Ukraine conflict as a Western-led proxy war fought \u201cto the last Ukrainian,\u201d arguing that continued Western military assistance only prolongs the fighting and increases human suffering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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