Graham’s abrupt death will send shock waves through Washington and the Republican party
Lindsey Graham made a name for himself with his work on foreign policy and was a leading voice in Washington advocating for the US to support Ukraine, urging both the Trump and Biden administrations to back Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s invasion.
Just last week, he had visited Ukraine. Following their last meeting on Friday – which would also turn out to be Graham’s final public appearance – Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on social media: “I’m grateful to Lindsey for recognizing our warriors.” Graham died the next day.
Deeply saddened by the news of the passing of United States Senator Lindsey Graham. Lindsey was a true defender of freedom and the values that make our world safer.
He visited Ukraine ten times during the years of Russia’s full-scale invasion and was here with our people when it was most needed. We remained in constant dialogue, and I will miss our conversations. We met twice in just the past week.
