{"id":1345913,"date":"2022-02-26T12:26:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T17:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1345913"},"modified":"2022-02-26T17:37:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T22:37:36","slug":"youngkin-calls-for-virginia-to-put-pressure-on-russia-amid-ukraine-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-calls-for-virginia-to-put-pressure-on-russia-amid-ukraine-invasion\/","title":{"rendered":"Youngkin Calls For Virginia To Put Pressure On Russia Amid Ukraine Invasion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fyoungkin-calls-for-virginia-to-put-pressure-on-russia-amid-ukraine-invasion%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=1345913&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\/GettyImages-1236310688.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin is taking steps to back Ukraine amid the country being invaded by Russian forces, calling President Vladimir Putin\u2019s actions \u201csenseless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.virginia.gov\/newsroom\/news-releases\/2022\/february\/name-929561-en.html\">ordered<\/a> the Department of General Services, an agency that manages statewide procurement services, to \u201cimmediately review\u201d any government contracts to understand if taxpayer money is being used on goods and services from Russian companies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe invasion of Ukraine by Soviet dictator Vladimir Putin cannot stand, and the people of the Commonwealth are ready to rally in opposition to this senseless attack on a sovereign nation and western ideals,\u201d said Youngkin. \u201cToday, we are acting to show our solidarity with the Ukrainian people as they defend their country. And while these are important steps, it is incumbent upon President Biden to take a stronger, more decisive leadership position to end this war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin is also urging the Virginia Retirement System Board of Trustees and university endowment funds to divest \u201cany and all\u201d Russian currency holdings \u2014 as well as Russian company securities. He is also calling on the City of Norfolk and the City of Roanoke to cease \u201csister city\u201d relationships with cities in Russia. <a href=\"https:\/\/usrussiacc.org\/committees\/houston-tyumen-sister-cities-committee\/u-s-russia-sister-cities\/\">According<\/a> to The U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce, Norfolk is listed as partnered with Kaliningrad and Roanoke with Pskov.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1992, for instance, Roanoke has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rvsci.us\/our-sister-cities\/pskov-russia\/\">provided<\/a> Pskov with \u201cmedical supplies and equipment for hospitals, orphanages and hospice.\u201d In terms of Norfolk, it has provided Kaliningrad with \u201ccoordination of shipments of medical supplies\u201d and had exchanges with the Russian city for public school teachers and university professors. Norfolk\u2019s group has held adult delegation trips to Kaliningrad and exchanged medical professionals and physicians with the city.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican governor also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovernorVA\/status\/1496840301222244362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1496840301222244362%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pilotonline.com%2Fgovernment%2Fvirginia%2Fvp-nw-statehouse-war-international-20220225-jaz3c4lgbneqxezzmmbc4usfuy-story.html\">issued<\/a> a statement Thursday calling \u201cPutin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine\u201d an \u201cunprovoked attack [that] undermines democracy worldwide.\u201d Other red-state governors have been vocal in recent days in attempts to hold Russia accountable. Texas Governor Greg Abbott <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1497659463892934662\">urged<\/a> retailers to remove all Russian products off their shelves on Saturday, but received blowback from people arguing such a move would only hurt U.S. businesses \u2014 since the items were already paid for.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Russia threatened two addition European Union nations, saying that them joining NATO will result in \u201cserious military and political repercussions,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/russia-threatens-serious-military-consequences-if-sweden-finland-join-nato-after-ukraine-invasion\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported. The declaration comes amid Finland and Sweden seeking to oppose Russian aggression.<\/p>\n<p data-pos=\"9\">There were large explosions in Ukraine early Saturday from missile attacks. Ukraine has called on its citizens to defend the country and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ukraine-instructs-citizens-to-make-molotov-cocktails-to-burn-and-destroy-invading-russian-military\">make<\/a> molotov cocktails to \u201cburn and destroy\u201d Russian forces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will give weapons to anyone who wants to defend the country. Be ready to support Ukraine in the squares of our cities,\u201d Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has not left the capital of Kyiv, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-ukraine-to-give-weapons-to-anyone-who-wants-to-defend-country-from-russian-invasion\">said<\/a> in a recent statement. \u201cWe will lift sanctions on all citizens of Ukraine who are ready to defend our country as part of territorial defense with weapons in hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-p8ym73\"><em>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 <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin is taking steps to back Ukraine amid the country being invaded by Russian forces, calling President Vladimir Putin\u2019s actions \u201csenseless.\u201dThe governor has ordered the Department<\/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-1345913","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\/1345913","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=1345913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1345913\/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=1345913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1345913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1345913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}