{"id":1115117,"date":"2021-12-13T15:29:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1115117"},"modified":"2021-12-13T15:29:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:29:35","slug":"bipartisan-congressional-delegation-visits-ukraine-as-tensions-grow-with-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-congressional-delegation-visits-ukraine-as-tensions-grow-with-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Visits Ukraine As Tensions Grow With Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbipartisan-congressional-delegation-visits-ukraine-as-tensions-grow-with-russia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1115117&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation visited Ukraine over the weekend as tensions regarding a potential Russian military invasion against the former Soviet-controlled nation grow.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, organized the trip. Reps.&nbsp;Seth Moulton (D-MA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Mike Waltz (R-FL), and Joe Wilson (R-SC) also joined the delegation.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRubenGallego?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepRubenGallego<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJoeWilson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepJoeWilson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCarbajal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepCarbajal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMoulton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMoulton<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelgwaltz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@michaelgwaltz<\/a> reaffirmed \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 support for \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\u2019s sovereignty &amp; territorial integrity &amp; reaffirmed our commitment to taking strong measures in response to any further \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa incursion. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VQpnUVAx5K\">pic.twitter.com\/VQpnUVAx5K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Embassy Kyiv (@USEmbassyKyiv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USEmbassyKyiv\/status\/1470432698330415104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/g7-warns-russia-against-ukraine-invasion-cautions-of-severe-costs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on Sunday:<\/p>\n<p><em>The Group of Seven (G7) nations released a statement on Sunday opposing any potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, warning of \u201csevere costs\u201d if any attack should occur.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/g7-foreign-ministers-statement-on-russia-and-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>&nbsp;from the G7 nations included the foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the U.S., along with the High Representative of the European Union. The nations proclaimed that they \u201care united in our condemnation of Russia\u2019s military build-up and aggressive rhetoric towards Ukraine.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The statement also called on Russia to de-escalate its current actions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe call on Russia to de-escalate, pursue diplomatic channels, and abide by its international commitments on transparency of military activities as President Biden did in his call with President Putin on 7 December,\u201d the leaders said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe reconfirm our support for the efforts of France and Germany in the Normandy Format to achieve full implementation of the Minsk Agreements in order to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine,\u201d the statement added.<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The G7 FMs call on Russia to de-escalate, pursue diplomatic channels, and abide by its international commitments on transparency of military activities. Further military aggression against Ukraine would have massive consequences and severe cost in response.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hKGMrDZcsV\">https:\/\/t.co\/hKGMrDZcsV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ned Price (@StateDeptSpox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDeptSpox\/status\/1470070134471548929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The developments have taken place since Biden met with Putin during a virtual meeting on December 7. Biden warned of severe consequences if Russia initiated any military invasion in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>During a discussion last week, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz said the \u201codds are high\u201d that Russia will invade Ukraine within 90 days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Joe Biden doesn\u2019t change course, declassified documents say the odds are high that within 90 days Russia will invade Ukraine and take a major step towards reassembling the Soviet Union. It is astounding! Biden is too weak to stand up to Putin,\u201d Cruz tweeted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If Joe Biden doesn\u2019t change course, declassified documents say the odds are high that within 90 days Russia will invade Ukraine and take a major step towards reassembling the Soviet Union. It is astounding! Biden is too weak to stand up to Putin. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Verdict?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Verdict<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DYBPPeyqLa\">https:\/\/t.co\/DYBPPeyqLa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IHcBnIpcsb\">pic.twitter.com\/IHcBnIpcsb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1469474553768431618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In another post, Cruz criticized Biden, stating, \u201cRussian invasion of Ukraine would be Biden\u2019s fault after Afghanistan \u2018surrender.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ted Cruz: Russian invasion of Ukraine would be Biden\u2019s fault after Afghanistan \u2018surrender\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9ED7PYjRsg\">https:\/\/t.co\/9ED7PYjRsg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1468722055436648450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation visited Ukraine over the weekend as tensions regarding a potential Russian military invasion against the former Soviet-controlled nation grow.Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, organized the trip. Reps.\u00a0Seth Moulton (D-MA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Mike Waltz (R-FL), and Joe Wilson (R-SC) also joined the delegation..@RepRubenGallego @RepJoeWilson @RepCarbajal @RepMoulton &#038; @michaelgwaltz reaffirmed \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 support for \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\u2019s sovereignty &#038; territorial integrity &#038; reaffirmed our commitment to taking strong measures in response to any further \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa incursion. pic.twitter.com\/VQpnUVAx5K\u2014 U.S. Embassy Kyiv (@USEmbassyKyiv) December 13, 2021The Daily Wire reported on Sunday:The Group of Seven (G7) nations released a statement on Sunday opposing any potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, warning of \u201csevere costs\u201d if any attack should occur.The\u00a0statement\u00a0from the G7 nations included the foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the U.S., along with the High Representative of the European Union. The nations proclaimed that they \u201care united in our condemnation of Russia\u2019s military build-up and aggressive rhetoric towards Ukraine.\u201dThe statement also called on Russia to de-escalate its current actions.\u201cWe call on Russia to de-escalate, pursue diplomatic channels, and abide by its international commitments on transparency of military activities as President Biden did in his call with President Putin on 7 December,\u201d the leaders said.\u201cWe reconfirm our support for the efforts of France and Germany in the Normandy Format to achieve full implementation of the Minsk Agreements in order to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine,\u201d the statement added.The G7 FMs call on Russia to de-escalate, pursue diplomatic channels, and abide by its international commitments on transparency of military activities. Further military aggression against Ukraine would have massive consequences and severe cost in response.https:\/\/t.co\/hKGMrDZcsV\u2014 Ned Price (@StateDeptSpox) December 12, 2021The developments have taken place since Biden met with Putin during a virtual meeting on December 7. Biden warned of severe consequences if Russia initiated any military invasion in Ukraine.During a discussion last week, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz said the \u201codds are high\u201d that Russia will invade Ukraine within 90 days.\u201cIf Joe Biden doesn\u2019t change course, declassified documents say the odds are high that within 90 days Russia will invade Ukraine and take a major step towards reassembling the Soviet Union. It is astounding! Biden is too weak to stand up to Putin,\u201d Cruz tweeted.If Joe Biden doesn\u2019t change course, declassified documents say the odds are high that within 90 days Russia will invade Ukraine and take a major step towards reassembling the Soviet Union. It is astounding! Biden is too weak to stand up to Putin. #Verdict https:\/\/t.co\/DYBPPeyqLa pic.twitter.com\/IHcBnIpcsb\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 11, 2021In another post, Cruz criticized Biden, stating, \u201cRussian invasion of Ukraine would be Biden\u2019s fault after Afghanistan \u2018surrender.\u201dTed Cruz: Russian invasion of Ukraine would be Biden\u2019s fault after Afghanistan \u2018surrender\u2019https:\/\/t.co\/9ED7PYjRsg\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) December 8, 2021The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1115117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1115117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1115117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1115117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1115117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}