{"id":1337401,"date":"2022-02-24T07:25:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T12:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1337401"},"modified":"2022-02-24T12:39:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T17:39:47","slug":"leading-gop-house-members-condemn-putin-every-drop-of-ukrainian-and-russian-blood-spilled-in-this-conflict-is-on-putins-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leading-gop-house-members-condemn-putin-every-drop-of-ukrainian-and-russian-blood-spilled-in-this-conflict-is-on-putins-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading GOP House Members Condemn Putin: \u2018Every Drop Of Ukrainian And Russian Blood Spilled In This Conflict Is On Putin\u2019s Hands\u2019"},"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\">42<\/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%2Fleading-gop-house-members-condemn-putin-every-drop-of-ukrainian-and-russian-blood-spilled-in-this-conflict-is-on-putins-hands%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=1337401&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/McCaul.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, three leading GOP members of the House of Representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/gop-foreignaffairs.house.gov\/press-release\/mccaul-rogers-turner-react-to-russias-renewed-invasion-of-ukraine\/\">released a statement<\/a> in which they condemned Putin, writing, \u201cEvery drop of Ukrainian and Russian blood spilled in this conflict is on Putin\u2019s hands, and his alone.<em>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The statement from House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Armed Services Committee Lead Republican Mike Rogers (R-AL), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Lead Republican Mike Turner (R-OH) read:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The last few hours have laid bare for the world to witness the true evil that is Vladimir Putin. Today, we stand resolute with the Ukrainian people and resolve to provide them with the tools they need to withstand and repel this unprovoked attack. Every drop of Ukrainian and Russian blood spilled in this conflict is on Putin\u2019s hands, and his alone.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In response, we are committed to enacting the strongest possible sanctions and export controls to cripple Russia\u2019s ability to make war, punish its barbarity and relegate the Putin regime to the status of an international pariah. We cannot respond like we did in 2008 or 2014. The world must never forget or forgive this heinous act.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Two days prior to that statement, the same trio of Congressmen had <a href=\"https:\/\/gop-foreignaffairs.house.gov\/press-release\/mccaul-rogers-on-recent-aggressions-by-russia\/\">warned<\/a> what Putin might do after Putin \u201crecognized\u201d the Russian-backed separatist republics in the Donbas region of Ukraine as independent and ordered Russian troops to deploy there, writing:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>As we\u2019ve said for months, setting the trigger for meaningful sanctions to Russian tanks rolling across Ukraine\u2019s border was a dangerous mistake. Secretary Blinken committed to a \u2018swift and firm response\u2019 by the United States and its allies if Putin\u00a0recognized Russian-backed separatist republics in Donbas. Now that the Kremlin has done so, we must immediately impose real costs for this blatant act of aggression and flagrant violation of Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Unfortunately, the sanctions previewed by the White House thus far are the definition of impotence.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>With reports that Putin is now sending troops into the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk under the guise of \u201cpeacekeepers,\u201d now is not the time for symbolic pinpricks\u00a0that will serve only to embolden Putin and endanger our friends in Ukraine.\u00a0Now is the time for President Biden to impose sanctions that strike at the heart of the Russian economy, and permanently\u00a0end Nord Stream 2 once and for all,\u00a0as he promised the world he would do.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last Saturday, McCaul and Rogers joined senators Jim Risch (R-ID), the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jim Inhofe (R-OK), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee released a statement warning President Biden against weakening U.S. nuclear declaratory policy and urging the Biden administration to commit to fully funding the current U.S. nuclear modernization plan. They <a href=\"https:\/\/gop-foreignaffairs.house.gov\/press-release\/mccaul-rogers-inhofe-risch-warn-biden-against-weakening-u-s-nuclear-posture-as-putin-conducts-nuclear-exercises\/\">stated<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>As Russia assembles forces for what would be the largest land war in Europe since WWII, Vladimir Putin is overseeing a massive strategic exercise to demonstrate the Russian Federation\u2019s willingness to fight and win a nuclear exchange with the West. Reportedly, this exercise is using the full range of Russian strategic, tactical, and advanced hypersonic delivery systems to carry out nuclear strikes \u2013 many of which would only be useful against Western Europe or the United States.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The message is clear: Russia will use its modernized and capable nuclear arsenal to shape NATO responses and, if necessary, compel a favorable outcome in a conflict. President Biden, on the other hand, is conducting a review of the United States\u2019 own nuclear posture and considering shedding vital nuclear capabilities and moving away from the nuclear declaratory policy that has deterred the wartime use of nuclear weapons globally for over 70 years. Our NATO allies understand how damaging these moves can be to global stability, and they have been united in opposing such moves.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s clear that the Biden Administration\u2019s approach is completely out of touch with the dangerous reality facing the U.S., NATO, and our allies around the world. Embracing a weakened U.S. nuclear posture will not reduce the risks of nuclear use by Moscow, Beijing, or Pyongyang; it will only serve to undermine allied confidence in U.S. leadership and embolden our adversaries to take even more aggressive actions.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>President Biden believes himself a foreign policy and national security pragmatist. This is one situation where the pragmatic course is clear, and we expect President Biden to commit to fully funding the current U.S. nuclear modernization plan and abandon all consideration of changes to U.S. nuclear declaratory policy. This is no time for weakness \u2013 we must project strength if peace and stability are to prevail.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire\u2019s first original film, Shut In, has made its cinematic debut, being met with rave reviews. The Daily Wire is building an alternative to the leftist entertainment industry, one gripping movie at a time. Join us in this mission and stream Shut In today by becoming a Daily Wire\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, three leading GOP members of the House of Representatives released a statement in which they condemned Putin, writing, \u201cEvery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"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-1337401","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\/1337401","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1337401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1337401\/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=1337401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1337401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1337401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}