We're Republicans standing for Ukrainian freedom.
The GOP was once a proud defender of freedom and democracy. We are amplifying the voices of Republicans who still believe that the United States should be a steadfast friend to democracies like Ukraine—and a fearsome opponent of aggressive dictatorships like Russia.
David
"The Trump administration has done very poorly in handling the war in Ukraine."
William
"The Trump administration has done a terrible job."
Jim
" I am shocked by the appeasement we've been showing to Russia and Vladimir Putin."
Paul
“It is simply un-American to not take the side of Ukraine in this war.”
Gary
"We've given them enough not to lose, but not enough to win."
Tricia
"Supporting Ukraine is clearly supporting the people who share our values."
Dennis
"I've been shocked by how Trump has handled the war in Ukraine."
Mykola
"Please support Ukraine. It is in our national interests."
Anya
"It's very clear who the victim is and who is the aggressor."
John
"Republicans as a whole have really fumbled the whole Ukraine issue."
Gabriella
"To appease Putin right now is really to turn our back on our allies."
Denise
"You can be conservative, but stand up against tyranny."
Lori
"The way Trump is handling Ukraine is actually un-American."
Steve
"Defeating Putin would actually weaken the Chinese-Russian partnership."
Michael
"Donald Trump emboldened Putin to continue his murderous attacks against Ukrainians."
Christian
"Republicans always supported poor countries that were being attacked."
Bob
"How is Trump handling the war in Ukraine? I think it's a travesty."
Karen
"Arm Ukraine to the teeth."
Deb
"I am at a loss for words with how the Trump administration has handled the war."
Mikhail
"Americans should support Ukraine."
Steven
"Ukraine has been nothing but grateful for all of the support that we've given them."
Charles
"If we back down and appease Putin, it will just lead to more trouble."
Rachel
"I feel like Trump is backing down."
Howard
"It's better that we send our weapons over than we send our boys."
Chance
"The cost of deterrence today is far less than the price of conflict tomorrow."
Dave
"I'm very disappointed how the current Republican party is handling the war in Ukraine."
Scott
"It's up to America to step up and lead by example."
Tom
"To be honest, Zelensky and Ukraine are the leaders of the free world now,"
Barry
"When did we Republicans become the party of dictators and appeasement?"
Brian
"China is emboldened by what's going on with Ukraine."
Alex
"I have a very close friend who's fighting on the front lines in Ukraine."
Christopher
"We're friendlier to the bad actors than we are to our actual allies."
Steve
"The best and only way to solve this is for Putin and his army to go home."
Bruce
"The Ukrainian people are heroic. It's a small price to arm them."
Teresa
"I support aid to Ukraine because what Russia has done is unconscionable."
Jon
"When we voted with North Korea and Russia to not condemn Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, I was beside myself with disbelief and disgust."
Owen
"I really wish we took a stronger stance against Putin."
John
"I believe that the White House meeting between Trump and Zelensky was a national embarrassment."
Laura
"This is a major mistake if we don't continue to support Ukraine because we have historically stood for freedom and democracy."
Richard
"I think if Ukraine were to fail to the Russians, it would have dire consequences."
Matt
"When I saw the meeting in the White House between Trump and Zelensky, I was deeply embarrassed."
Michael
"I feel like we've turned our back on Ukraine."
Zach
"I support aid to Ukraine because it's the right thing to do."
Pat
"Helping Ukraine defend itself serves America's interests."
Shiv
"Supporting Ukraine is the natural conservative position."
Ruth
"The Trump administration's handling of Ukraine has completely puzzled me."
Chris
"Supporting Ukraine to me is all along it's been about peace through strength and defending democracy and defending our allies."
Nancy
"Why the most powerful democracy in the world would abandon Ukraine is hard for me to understand."
David
"If Russia is successful in Ukraine, it will embolden all strongman leaders around the world."
Bruce
"For years, we've been the leader of leaders of democracy, and Trump wants to surrender that."
Jordan
"If you pay attention to Russian media, they very much love the things that Trump is doing."
Kevin
"If we help Ukraine, we help ourselves."
Bob
"It is really upsetting that we can't stand up and do what's right."
Rob
"My demographic, we are Reagan children, and I think he's rolling over in his grave."
Jim
"Not only are we just sticking our thumb in the eye of Ukraine, but all of our allies."
Jim-Bob
"I am greatly disappointed in Trump's handling of the Ukraine war."
Mark
"This affects America's direct foreign policy and national interests. History tells us that."
Tom
"There's a security price to pay for not following through on alliance commitments."
Dan
"My message to Republicans is, let's get back to principles, America's commitment is to democracy, to freedom, to self-determination."
Charlie
"Ronald Reagan understood that bending over from Moscow was the wrong formula for the Cold War."
Margaret
"I feel that republicans who are against aid to Ukraine don't understand the history and traditions of the Republican Party."
Jim
“They want to be democratic. They want to have the rule of law. They are fighting to have that. They're fighting to throw off occupation by Russia."
Eric
"Life is no fun living next to a bully."
Steve
"We gave our word."
Steve
"I support sending aid to Ukraine because we have an obligation to do that."
Christian
"Ukraine is one of the best allies that we could count on."
Sam
"We must stand strong, stand with Ukraine, and stop Putin where he is. We cannot negotiate with this monster."
Allen
"If we get Putin out of Ukraine, that would be a huge signal that this kind of thing just isn't gonna happen."
John
"Putin wants to be known in history as a great leader, and in my mind, I feel like that's an imperialistic attitude."
Aidan
"If we don't respond to the crisis right now, we are turning our backs on everything we have striven for since 1945.”
Jake
“Ukraine has constantly shown itself to be a country that wants to be free...That wants to sit outside of the Russian sphere of influence.”
Andrew
"Aid to Ukraine is one of the best things we can do for our country."
Pate
"Dictators don't stop, they are stopped."
David
"Support for Ukraine makes it less likely that the Russians could move similarly against NATO countries."
Rob
"Russia will not stop. Russia will not stop at the borders of Ukraine."
Bohdan
"I cannot see how we as Republicans can do anything other than help Ukraine."
Andy
"It's absolutely vital for the Republican Party to stand for democracy at home and abroad."
Barb
"Ukraine is a democracy and an ally. It's important for us to protect our allies."
Dan
"If we don't support democracies abroad, then we play into the camp of letting the autocracies prevail."
Mike
"I look at sending aid to Ukraine as an opportunity for the United States ... to weaken one of our greatest adversaries over the last 80 years."
Paul
"If a Republican lawmaker opposes aid to Ukraine, they are not thinking in the best interests of America."
Bill
"Our support for Ukraine is in the best interest of the United States. It's in the best interest for democracy in the world."
Thomas
"I believe that when Ukraine wins, the United States wins."
Timothy
"The United States absolutely must support Ukraine with any effort we can muster."
Mark
"Anyone in elected public office ... who has voted for Putin or voted against aid to Ukraine ... has abdicated their responsibility to the people of this country."
Matthias
"The opposition to supporting the fight for freedom is completely contrary to conservative values."
Cliff
"Vladimir Putin felt he could essentially do whatever he wanted to do... So, the only way to end this is to continue to support the Ukrainian opposition."
Jon
"Ukraine is a fledgling democracy. We should be assisting them."
Julian
"If somebody's fighting for freedom as opposed to totalitarianism, I would think the United States usually steps forward and is on the right side."
Wales
"If your loyalty is to the Constitution, then you should absolutely support aid to Ukraine and aid to any country that has a truly democratic process and is under attack"
Ted
"I certainly feel that Ukraine's position is that it's, they've been invaded by an outside country and need all suppport that the Americans can provide"
George
"It concerns me that we now have the Republican Party ... that now seems to be actually supportive in some instances of Putin and that style of leadership."
Andrew
"The Republican Party should support aid to Ukraine because Russia is among the adversaries that the United States faces."
Susan
"Reagan's foreign policy was peace through strength, that strength is a through line."
Rodney
"I support sending more aid to Ukraine. The basic reason is because they are a democracy that is being attacked by Russia without any just provocation."
Jim
"We are the only superpower who stands in defense of liberty, and if we fail, liberty and freedom will disappear on the planet."
Fred
"We need to get the appropriate military aid to Ukraine as soon as possible."
George
"It's very important to fight for democracy; it's the nation's heritage."
Jim
“The Republican party of today is not what I joined...It's time to push the Russians out of Ukraine.”
Lee
"It is fundamentally a struggle for liberty against tyranny and is a hallmark of the American way of life that we support and encourage throughout the world."
Kevin
"In the Republican primary, I'm going to be voting...I haven't made up my mind quite yet, but it can't be somebody that's going to pull the plug on Ukraine."
Paul
"As Republicans, we have values, and we have to protect those values."
Robert
"That element within the Republican Party that is isolationist, that is contrary to longstanding Republican beliefs."
Scarlet
"What Putin is doing ... is a threat to not only the U.S., but the world."
Tim
"To limit or cut off aid to Ukraine -- I think it's really a betrayal of our values as a party and as a nation historically."
Richard
"If we don't get this right, the consequences of getting it wrong will haunt us for decades."
Rodney
"If Ukraine loses this war, and by extension, NATO and America lose this war, how much stronger will our enemies get?"
Alan
"I think if we show further weakness China will take Taiwan and we will be in a big-time fight that we don't want to be in and we will suffer serious losses."
Michael
"If we don't support democracies abroad, then we play into the camp of letting the autocracies prevail."
Lisa
"If we back off at this point ... Putin may very well decide Ukraine is not enough."
Tim
"For years of locking horns with liberals on other issues, I now find myself locking horns with my own fellow conservatives, and they won't budge."
Vicki
"I do support sending more aid to Ukraine because I think Putin has to be stopped."
Bernard
"Ukraine needs above all American help: military, financial, and moral support."
Peg
"I think Republicans who vote against sending aid to Ukraine are misinformed."
Andrea
"If we cede our position, China and Russia will jump in and authoritarian regimes will take over where we left off."
Charlie
"It's really important that Congress as a whole supports our efforts in Ukraine."
Teresa
"I think any Republican who doesn't want to send aid to Ukraine, my first thought is, what have you done with my party?"
John
"I believe it's important for the Republican Party to stand up to aggressors."
Steven
"It's long been the Republican party tradition and history to support democracy around the world."
David
"Ukraine stands on the side of liberty and freedom and Russia stands on the side of tyranny and slavery."
Stan
"If Russia succeeds to any degree with Ukraine, I think it will only embolden other bad players in the world to go down the same path."
Mike
"If Russia were to succeed in Ukraine I think that that kind of defeat would certainly embolden countries like China."
Brant
"You're either in the side of good or you're not. You can't be neutral in a situation like this."
Alex
"I think as a country, we should, instead of saying, 'We will support Ukraine for as long as it takes' we should fully commit to a Ukrainian victory and a quick defeat of Russia on Ukrainian territory."
Felippe
"The support that the U.S. provides to Ukraine is part of the fabric of who we are."
Rudolph
"Remember your roots. Don't betray the legacy of Ronald Reagan. Stand up for democracy and support Ukraine against the bully Putin."
Ryan
"I'm disappointed in the trickle down of what's needed. If we had just sent what we're sending now from day one, this could have been over."
Curtis
"For 5% of our defense budget that went to Ukraine in 2023, for that to cripple America's largest adversary... taking out their army by 50%, that is the biggest return on investment we ever could ask for."
Tim
"Eisenhower, Reagan, we all realized how important it is to defend democracy. Otherwise, what's the point of having a foreign policy in the first place?"
Erich
The Republicans are all about freedom. They're fighting for their freedom. They're fighting for their country.
Jim
"Right now Russia is getting their heads handed to them by Ukraine."
John
"I support sending more aid to Ukraine because I think this is the clearest example in my lifetime in all of our lifetimes of good versus evil."
Judy
"I am in total support of sending more support to Ukraine, as much as they need to defend themselves and defend their democracy."
Stephan
"Don't let our enemies win. Don't give them what they want."