Senator Paul Defies a Push To Seize Russian Assets, Saying It Would ‘Breed Contempt’ for America

The Kentucky contrarian evokes Democratic missteps in decades past to bolster opposition to hitting the Kremlin in the pocketbook.

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Senator Paul at the U.S. Capitol, September 26, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

No matter how united Americans may be on any given issue, one can always count on a debate over money — especially when it involves other countries. In respect of Ukraine, into which the Biden administration has poured billions of dollars to help the country defend against Russian invaders, those squabbles are heating up on different levels.

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