European leaders need to shoulder the “burden” that is Ukraine’s survival, retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer told Newsmax Friday.

“The answer is: Let them be responsible,” Shaffer told “The Chris Salcedo Show.”

“We’ve been carrying a burden a long time. If there’s going to be any resolution or expansion, the Europeans should own this.

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