Republican Congressmen Jim Risch, one of the leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Michael McCall, deputy chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, pledged their full support for Ukraine in the face of the Kremlin’s hostile and destabilizing behavior.
According to the authors of the statement, the United States will never recognize the illegal occupation of Crimea and condemn the aggression of Moscow, as well as the actions of the puppet Russian forces in Donbas.
Lawmakers noted that they would like to see the US take action to halt construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
“This project is a key source of Russian detrimental influence, and one of its main goals is to undermine the security of Ukraine. Therefore, we urge the Biden administration to immediately submit to Congress an interim report, which will fully introduce the sanctions provided for by the Law on the Protection of Energy Security of Europe, as amended “Risch and McCall said.
Riesch and McCall emphasized that they are pleased with the harsh statements made by the United States and NATO on this issue, however, in their opinion, the Biden administration should back up this harsh rhetoric with equally decisive actions, including by strengthening the naval presence in the Black Sea. , increasing the number of exercises with regional allies and partners, developing a stronger and more sustainable regional security architecture, and increasing security assistance to Kiev, including through the supply of lethal weapons.
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