Paul’s remarks contained his usual non-interventionism rhetoric, even when he was challenged by a student from Kiev who asked why Paul hadn’t denounced Russian aggression against Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea.
“Crimea is not exactly a foreign country, according to the Russians. But I’m neutral on that,” the former presidential candidate argued.
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Paul, as he has said before, said he “personally did not write this stuff” but argued that the request to condemn the newsletters was “too broad.”
“For me to disavow everything I ever wrote in a newsletter, I mean, that’s foolishness,” he said.
