Russian President Vladimir Putin has proven through his country’s ongoing war with Ukraine that he can withstand pain.

And along with making that observation, former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said the key going forward is how the United States handles Putin. Since his red carpet meeting with President Donald Trump, Russia has flown drones over a German airport, a Belgian army base and the Baltic Sea.

“Putin’s just pushing and pushing and pushing to see if he’ll get a reaction from us,” Haley said in Salt Lake City during a “fireside chat” at the Zero Gravity Summit put on by 47G, a Utah-based aerospace and defense advocacy organization.

The conference brings together leaders in national security, aerospace, energy, technology, venture capital, academia and government

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