Sen. Mark Warner
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) speaking with reporters after attending a closed-door, classified briefing for Senators at the US Capitol Building on February 14, 2023 in Washington, DC.
  • Senate Intelligence Chair Mark Warner said Putin believes that Ukraine will fall in just months.
  • Warner drew his assessment from US intelligence after senators blocked a $175 million aid package.
  • "Vladimir Putin's hopes for victory rest on the US walking away from Ukraine," he said.

Senate Intelligence Chair Mark Warner said Vladimir Putin believes that Ukraine will fall within just months without renewed US military aid.

Sen. Warner asked, "Why, at this moment in time, would we prove Putin right?"