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Clifford D. May

The Problem With Republican Isolationism

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the Brics Business Summit via a prerecorded video in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 22, 2023. Republicans who support abandoning Ukraine and, consequently, handing Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin a significant and historic victory are multiplying in the party. PER-ANDERS PETTERSSON/GETTY IMAGES

A growing number of Republicans now think the United States should abandon Ukraine and—by extension—give Russian dictator Vladimir Putin a great and historic victory.

A CNN/SSRS poll released earlier this month quantified the trend: 71 percent of GOP voters don’t want Congress to authorize additional funding for Ukraine. Fifty-nine percent think the United States has done enough to help Ukrainians defend their independence, their homeland and their families.

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