Left-wing lawmakers pulled out on Tuesday A letter urging President Joe Biden to negotiate with Russia, They say they will not join the Republicans who question Ukraine’s support.
Days before the congressional elections, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, head of the Progressive Rally in Congress, took responsibility and said that on Monday employees released the letter, which was drafted months ago, without checking it.
He deplored the “confusion” between the message and the recent statements by Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy, who warned on Tuesday that his party would not sign a “blank check” for Ukraine if it won a majority of seats in the House in the mid-term elections.
“The letter’s approach to these statements has provided an unfortunate picture that Democrats … are somewhat aligned with Republicans who are trying to withdraw US support for President (Volodymyr) Zelensky,” Jayapal said in a declaration.
“Nothing could be further from the truth. Every war ends with diplomacy and this war will end even after Ukraine’s victory,” he added.
In the letter, 30 Democrats said they were opposed to the “heinous and illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia”, stressing that they agreed with the White House that the deal was ultimately up to Kiev to decide.
Ukrainian soldiers on the front line in Donetsk
They added: “But as lawmakers responsible for spending tens of billions of dollars US taxpayers on military aid In this conflict, we believe that such engagement in this war also holds the United States responsible for seriously exploring all possible avenues. “
The letter called Direct relations with Russia To find a solution “acceptable to the Ukrainian people”.
Such a framework should include incentives to end hostilities, including some form of relief from sanctions, and bring together the international community to put in place security guarantees for a free and independent Ukraine that are acceptable to all parties, especially the Ukrainians.
For its part, the Biden administration says Russia does not take diplomacy seriously and has launched a series of devastating attacks on Ukraine, including attacks on civilian infrastructure.
In May, Washington approved $ 40 billion in aid to Ukraine, continuing Western efforts to supply weapons and support the war-torn economy.
