Dick Durbin
Role at the time: US senator from Illinois and co-chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus
Condemned
Statement summary
Dick Durbin says negotiations over Ukraine's future must include Ukraine and that its future is not for Trump to sell out to Putin and Xi.
“Any negotiations about the future of Ukraine after years defending against Russian assault must include Ukraine. Ukraine has earned its freedom and right to determine its future—which are not for President Trump to sell out to Putin and Chinese President Xi because his halfhearted efforts to end the war have failed.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Durbin criticizes sanctions relief and says Trump cannot sell out UkraineSecond paragraph of the quoted statement
Durbin issued this statement after speaking with Zelenskyy. The release identifies the new sanctions waiver, diesel purchases and reported intelligence limits as the actions at issue.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Durbin's statement responds to actions it says further cater to Putin, including the sanctions waiver, and says Ukraine's future is not Trump's to sell out to Putin and Xi.