Mike Pence

uh... have have provided support but at the end of the day i think isolating uh... russia economically with the secondary sanctions could well be the key to uh... moving us toward a peaceful settlement and uh... adjust and lasting peace vice president you talk about the secondary sanctions europe the u has only recently put sanctions on on russia there so parts of the you you that are importing that kind of energy

Well, you know, in my first trip to Europe in 2017 as vice president,

I said America first does not mean America alone.

It simply means America embracing our first obligations at home and secondly, embracing our role as leader of the free world.

And I believe during our four years, we actually strengthened our alliances across NATO.

Before we left office at the end of four years, our NATO allies were investing $140 billion in our common defense that had not been invested before.

Yeah.

More than two-thirds were now living up to the commitment we've made to our common defense.

I think the ability the European community has had to support Ukraine against this Russian invasion was greatly enhanced by those years that we strengthened NATO.

But look, at a time that we see authoritarian regimes rising and increasing their provocations, whether it be

be Russia or whether it be China or Iran as they languish quietly after America taking down their nuclear program and Israel taking the fight directly to them.

I think now more than ever, we need to bring together the free world, say that we're going to stand for our principles, defend our interests, and we'll continue to call for that.