Russian President Vladimir Putin gave President Donald Trump a “very big middle finger” by launching massive strikes on Ukraine within hours after they wrapped up their telephone call on Thursday, and the United States must respond with further support for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, told Newsmax Saturday. 

“Trump did everything possible to make concessions and offers to Putin,” Volker said on Newsmax’s “Saturday Agenda.” “He was bending over backward to try to bring Putin to the table, to bring about a ceasefire and make it on as good a terms as possible for Putin, and Putin has just outright rejected this.”

And now, the next steps should be a reliable supply of arms and ammunition to Ukraine, which it can pay for, said Volker. 

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