'To know that my commitment to Ukraine has drawn the ire of Putin's regime brings me immense joy,' Senator Lindsey Graham said in a statement.
aid to the country was"the best money we've ever spent." The Kremlin rebuked his remarks, referring to an edited video in which Graham appeared to praise the killing of Russians in the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The edited video was released by Zelensky's office, showing Graham in his meeting with Zelensky saying"the Russians are dying" followed by the remarks about sending U.S. military aid to Ukraine. After his remarks were criticized by Russia, Ukraine released a full video of the meeting which showed the two quotes were not linked. According to Reuters, the two remarks made by Graham were made in different parts of his conversation with the Ukrainian president.
"Finally, here's an offer to my Russian 'friends' who want to arrest and try me for calling out the Putin regime as being war criminals: I will submit to jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court if you do. Come and make your best case. See you in The Hague!" Graham added.
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