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       ARTICLE VIEW: 
       
       Pence warns that Putin will attack a NATO nation if he overruns Ukraine
       
       By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN
       
       Updated: 
       
       8:35 PM EDT, Thu April 18, 2024
       
       Source: CNN
       
       on Thursday warned that if Russian President Vladimir Putin were to
       “overrun” , he would then attack a NATO nation, forcing the US to
       become directly involved.
       
       “I have no doubt in my mind having met Vladimir Putin that if Putin
       were allowed to overrun Ukraine, it would not be long before he crossed
       the border of a NATO country where our men and women in uniform would
       be required to fight,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an interview on
       “The Lead.”
       
       Pence’s comments come as the House fights over whether to that would
       provide funding for Ukraine. House Speaker Mike Johnson, who has been
       facing , has said he will stick with his plan to put the series of
       foreign aid bills on the floor.
       
       Pence commended Johnson for proceeding with the foreign aid bills
       despite the potential for right-wing members of their party to over it.
       
       “And I think what the American people will witness here is nothing
       short of moral courage here. Speaker Mike Johnson has decided to do
       what he believes is right and trust the American people with the
       outcome in this moment. And I commend him for that,” Pence said.
       
       Speaking Thursday at a Brussels Forum session in Belgium, Pence had
       warned that if Putin succeeds in invading Ukraine, “it would not be
       very long before he crossed a border that our men and women would have
       to go and fight under Article 5.”
       
        is the principle that an attack on one member of NATO is an attack on
       all members.
       
       Pence also cautioned that a Russian victory “would set into motion a
       domino effect that would embolden authoritarian regimes,” suggesting
       that China would then move toward invading Taiwan.
       
       In his interview with Tapper, the former vice president argued that
       “this is a real moment of testing for the United States, and we need
       to meet this moment,” as he called on Congress to approve US aid to
       Ukraine during this “dire” time.
       
       “Now’s a moment where the United States of America needs to square
       our shoulders. We need to recognize we are the leader of the free
       world. And we need to step into this moment, send a deafening message
       – not just to Russia and Vladimir Putin, Jake – but also renew our
       support to our cherished ally Israel, support Taiwan and also send a
       very clear message to the mullahs in Tehran, and frankly to President
       Xi in Beijing, that America is going to stand firm for freedom,” he
       said.
       
       As a candidate for president, Pence  and met with Ukrainian President
       Volodymyr Zelensky. He remained steadfast in his support for Ukraine
       while other GOP candidates, including his former boss , questioned the
       amount of US aid. Trump, now the presumptive GOP nominee, has also said
       he would to do “whatever the hell they want” to any NATO member
       country that doesn’t meet spending guidelines on defense. Pence of
       the 2024 race in October.
       
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