US senator raised unexpected ideas about Ukraine-Russia conflict

“Delaware Senator Chris Coons has raised the idea of ​​the US deploying troops to Ukraine Chris Coons raised this idea because he was concerned that Ukraine could become the ‘Syria of Eastern Europe’.

Chris Coons is described by the media as President Joe Biden’s closest ally in the US Senate.

“The United States cannot turn its back on the situation in Ukraine,” Senator Coons told CBS News on April 17. “I think the history of the 21st century is centered on how strongly we will defend Ukraine’s freedom and the hostilities will only stop in our presence.”

Senator Chris Coons is considered a close ally of President Joe Biden. Photo: Reuters

In response to the presenter, the Delaware senator called on US lawmakers to recognize the “severe level” of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Mr. Coons also praised President Joe Biden’s efforts to urge Western allies to impose sanctions on Russia.

“We need to take stronger and more direct actions to support Ukraine in the face of Russia’s special military operation,” Coons stressed.

“Senator Chris Coons had a special political relationship with Mr. Biden when he was an intern at the Office of the sitting US President in the 1990s” – RT said – “At that time, Mr. Delaware congressman. When Mr. Biden was elected Vice President of the United States in 2010, Mr. Coons was selected as the successor to represent Delaware in the Senate.”

Like Mr. Biden, Senator Chris Coons previously opposed US military intervention in Ukraine. He also rarely contradicts Biden’s views, so his change of mind raises concerns about what the US President is considering.

Regarding the war situation in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry on April 17 alleged that nearly 7,000 mercenaries from 63 countries around the world had come to Ukraine to fight for the Kiev government, according to RT.

Russia says there are many mercenaries fighting for Ukraine. Photo: AP

“An estimated 6,824 mercenaries from 63 countries around the world have come to Ukraine to fight with the Ukrainian army against the Russian military operation,” said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov.

“Russian forces have ‘killed’ 1,035 mercenaries of which about 400 are still holding out in the strategic port city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine. Nearly 1,000 fighters have fled Ukraine, more than 4,900 fighters. still operating in cities such as Kiev, Kharkov, Odessa, Nikolaev and Mariupol,” emphasized Mr. Igor Konashenkov.