Global Courant 2023-04-21 00:39:44
Nineteen Republican lawmakers from the House and Senate sent a letter to President Biden on Thursday calling on the administration to stop sending U.S. aid to Ukraine, as tensions with Russia have only escalated with any additional aid the United States is providing. to steer.
“We are writing to express our concern about the US response to Ukraine. More than a year ago, Russia launched an invasion that has upended decades of peace in Europe. We are deeply concerned that the direction of US aid Ukraine’s war effort continues to escalate and lacks much-needed strategic clarity,” the letter reads.
The letter was originally obtained and reported by the Daily Caller.
Lawmakers went on to say “there is no end in sight and no clear strategy to bring this war to an end,” while also stating that current sanctions and aid strategies will “only prolong the conflict.”
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“With every new aid package and every new weapon delivered to Ukraine, the risk of a direct conflict with Russia increases,” the letter continues. GOP lawmakers argue that the scale of U.S. aid to Ukraine “makes it increasingly difficult” to deny allegations of a possible proxy war between the U.S. and Russia, while also arguing that the government’s strategy is pushing Russia and China even further pushed together.
Lawmakers close the letter by saying there are other appropriate means available to support Ukraine, “but unrestricted arms supplies in support of an endless war is not one of them.”
GOP lawmakers on Thursday sent a letter to President Biden, who was meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kiev, calling for a halt to U.S. aid to Ukraine, arguing that tension with Russia has only escalated with every move. additional aid sent by the US. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via AP)
“Our national interests, and those of the Ukrainian people, are best served by encouraging the negotiations that are urgently needed to bring this conflict to an end,” the letter concludes.
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A total of 19 Republican members of the House and Senate signed the letter, including Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Reps. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., and Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., many of whom have spoken out against sending continued aid to Ukraine.
Most recently, Vance called for the withdrawal of US troops from Ukraine at a Heritage Foundation Leadership Summit on Thursday.
Senator JD Vance called for the withdrawal of US troops from Ukraine at a Heritage Foundation Leadership Summit on Thursday. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
“Get America out of Ukraine! Get US troops out of Ukraine! It’s a disaster for this country!” said Vance.
The White House has maintained a pro-Ukrainian stance, with White House national security spokesman John Kirby saying at the White House press conference on Thursday that Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, spoke of their “continued support to Ukraine in the fight against Russia”. aggression” at a meeting that same day.
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In February, Gaetz accused the Biden administration and members of both parties of spending tens of billions of dollars in Ukraine to keep a war going that satisfies no US national interest other than making US arms manufacturers happy.
In February, Rep. Matt Gaetz that spending tens of billions of dollars in Ukraine to keep a war going satisfies no US national interest other than making US arms manufacturers happy. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
“How much more for Ukraine? Is there a limit?” asked Gaetz on the House floor. “Which billionth dollar is really kicking in the door right now? What red line we set will we not cross later?”
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The letter comes just one day after Ukraine received US-made Patriot surface-to-air guided missile systems, which Washington promised to ship in October. Ukrainian officials have previously said that the arrival of the Patriot systems would prove to be a big boost against Russia.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment, but did not immediately hear back.
Peter Kasperowicz of Fox News and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Haley Chi-Sing is a Fox News digital production assistant. You can reach her at @haleychising on Twitter.
