February 21st, 2025 by WCBC Radio

Maryland’s senior U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen spoke on the Senate floor, decrying the exclusion of Ukrainian representatives in talks to end the war between Russia and the Ukraine. President Trump has said he wants one-on-one talks with Vladimir Putin, but Van Hollen says it is a betrayal of the Ukrainian people…

   

“The Ukrainian people, for over three years now, have been fighting against the brutal onslaught by Vladimir Putin – they’re fighting to protect their sovereignty, their way of life. And President Trump is throwing the Ukrainian people under the bus, and at the same time betraying people who fight for freedom around the world.”