Former Secretary of State Pompeo: Ukraine Will Get U.S. Aid

SUBSCRIBER+ INTERVIEW – Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told The Cipher Brief that he believes U.S. military aid to Ukraine will continue, because “the vast majority of the American people get” the importance of thwarting Russian aggression, and understand the risk that Russian President Vladimir Putin might attack other European nations if his forces are not stopped in Ukraine.

In a weekend interview, Pompeo expressed “confidence” that House Republicans would ultimately agree to the $60.1 billion in funding for Ukraine that House speaker Mike Johnson has thus far refused to bring to the floor for a vote, echoing those Republican holdouts who have linked the Ukraine crisis to the influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Pompeo called the situation at the border an “invasion,” which he said was “far more dangerous than what’s taking place anywhere in the world for the American people today” without offering why he believes that.