"The pattern here is clear," said Kennedy. "Not only is the administration deceiving the American people about the motives for this costly and tragic war, but by continually escalating it they put the whole world at risk of nuclear conflagration."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States will focus its efforts on aiding Ukraine "for as long as it takes" rather than encourage Russia and Ukraine to reach a settlement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that he was afraid of Donald Trump possibly being President again, before begging for more American-made Patriot missile systems.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán believes the West should call for peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine rather than provide aid that escalates the conflict.
"Zelensky, working behind the back of the Biden White House, pushed hard earlier this year for an expanded series of missile attacks inside Russia," says Hersh.