Sen. John Cornyn Skeptical Russia Talks Will Change Putin’s Course on Ukraine

Republican Senator John Cornyn, who serves on the Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committees, says recent diplomatic discussions on Ukraine sound more like “brainstorming” than a breakthrough. Citing remarks from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Cornyn describes the talks as an effort to explore what possible points of agreement might work — but he doubts they will shift Vladimir Putin’s mindset. Cornyn says he has “no confidence” the process will change Putin’s determination to take Ukraine “no matter what the cost.”