Democrat Mark Kelly Says He’s Comfortable With Ukraine Using U.S. Weapons On Russian Soil: ‘Really Set Putin Back On His Heels’

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) says he is comfortable allowing Ukrainians to attack Russia on their soil with weapons provided to the embattled nation by the United States.

Recently, Ukrainian forces have been seizing and occupying Russian territory in the Kursk region, marking the first time since World War II that a foreign army has invaded Russian land.

During an interview on Face The Nation, anchor Margaret Brennan asked the Arizona lawmaker if he was comfortable having the Ukrainian forces use weapons given by the U.S. government against Russia on their own soil.

Kelly responded that Vladimir Putin “illegally attacked” Ukraine and is killing innocent women and children before adding that Ukraine is not looking to hold Russian territory for a long period of time.

BRENNAN: About Ukraine. I know you are very focused on that war. Their forces launched this bold incursion into western Russia, into this Kursk area. Are you comfortable with U.S. weapons being used on Russian soil?

KELLY: Well, Margaret. Yes. You know, I am at this point. The Ukrainians were illegally attacked by Vladimir Putin. He is intentionally killing women, children, old people. It was an illegal invasion, this incursion. Let’s characterize it that way for now. I don’t think the Ukrainians want to intentionally hold Russian territory for a long period of time, but this really set Putin back on his heels. He has always tried to characterize himself as somebody that is going to protect Russia. I think his citizens are seeing, the results of what he has done in Ukraine that now they are somewhat at risk. 130,000 Russians have had to leave their homes. And at this point in this conflict, I think the Ukrainians, did something unpredictable that could really change the tide of how this complex is going to play out.

Watch the clip above via CBS News.

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