Exclusive: Senator Paul Doubles Down on Call for Ceasefire in Ukraine, as NATO Official Suggests Ukraine Cede Territory

Remarks underscore a mounting frustration in Europe and Washington with the war.

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Senator Paul on Capitol Hill on June 16, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

President Biden, you should have seen this coming. In the first of a striking pair of developments, a senior NATO official has suggested that Ukraine could gain admittance to the military alliance in exchange for ceding territory to Russia.

Separately, a Republican of Kentucky, Senator Paul, who for a number of reasons disfavors Ukraine’s admission to the North Atlantic Treaty, exclusively tells the Sun that Russia and Ukraine “should agree to a ceasefire so that peace talks may begin.”

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