“President Trump’s strong speech and post today show why he’s the peace-through-strength president,” Senate Intelligence Chair Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told Axios. “President Trump and I believe Ukraine can win – a fact President Biden avoided saying for years. Lawmakers said the president’s new position gives momentum to a bipartisan sanctions package that has been stalled as members awaited a clear signal from the White House. Trump has indicated he would move forward on sanctions only if NATO allies take the lead, halting their purchases of Russian energy. The president’s shift places him closer to traditional Republican hawks who have long argued that American strength abroad deters aggression.