{"id":1710375,"date":"2022-10-25T11:41:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T15:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1710375"},"modified":"2022-10-25T11:51:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T15:51:39","slug":"house-dems-backtrack-on-letter-urging-biden-to-negotiate-with-putin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dems-backtrack-on-letter-urging-biden-to-negotiate-with-putin\/","title":{"rendered":"House Dems Backtrack on Letter Urging Biden to Negotiate With Putin"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fhouse-dems-backtrack-on-letter-urging-biden-to-negotiate-with-putin%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=1710375&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--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u200b\u200b\u200bMembers of the far-left Congressional Progressive Caucus did an about-face after being scolded over a letter they\u00a0sent President Biden urging him to negotiate with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to end\u00a0the eight-month-long war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/10\/24\/thirty-dems-including-aoc-call-for-biden-to-negotiate-with-putin\/\">The letter<\/a> \u2014 signed by 30 Democrats, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of the Bronx and Queens and Rep. Yvette Clarke of Brooklyn \u2014 called on the White House to pursue a \u201cproactive diplomatic push\u201d in an effort to reach a \u201cceasefire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge you to make vigorous diplomatic efforts in support of a negotiated settlement and ceasefire, engage in direct talks with Russia [and] explore prospects for a new European security arrangement acceptable to all parties that will allow for a sovereign and independent Ukraine,\u201d\u00a0\u200bRep. Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and others said in the missive sent Monday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ukraine-20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ukraine-20.jpg\" alt=\"Ukrainian troops ride on an armored personnel carrier Oct. 23 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.\" class=\"wp-image-24391125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ukraine-20.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ukraine-20.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ukraine-20.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Ukrainian troops ride on an armored personnel carrier Oct. 23 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But their appeal contradicted the Biden administration\u2019s position that it\u2019s up to the Ukrainian people to decide whether Kyiv should engage in negotiations with Moscow.\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n<p>After \u200bDemocrats and the White House criticized the proposed change in policy, Jayapal issued <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USProgressives\/status\/1584687094508974081\">another statement <\/a>Monday \u201creaffirming support for Ukraine and clarifying the position\u201d laid out in the letter to Biden.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/biden-putin-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/biden-putin-15.jpg\" alt=\"President Biden speaks at the White House on Sept. 30.\" class=\"wp-image-24391127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/biden-putin-15.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/biden-putin-15.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/biden-putin-15.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>President Biden speaks at the White House on Sept. 30. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDiplomacy is an important tool that can save lives \u2014 but it is just one tool,\u201d Jayapal\u2019s statement said. \u201cAs we also made explicitly clear in our letter and will continue to make clear, we support President Biden and his administration\u2019s commitment to nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>B\u200blowback to the suggested diplomatic tack \u200barrived quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/biden-putin-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/biden-putin-14.jpg\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin at a security meeting outside Moscow on Oct. 19.\" class=\"wp-image-24391126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/biden-putin-14.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/biden-putin-14.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/biden-putin-14.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Russian President Vladimir Putin at a security meeting outside Moscow on Oct. 19.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SPUTNIK\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cVladimir Putin would have signed that letter if asked,\u201d a House Democratic leader told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2022\/10\/25\/inside-the-democratic-divisions-on-ukraine-00063288?cid=hptb_primary_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Politico.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said there was a \u201cmoral and strategic peril\u201d in talking with Putin \u201ctoo early.\u201d\u200b<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u200bIt risks legitimizing his crimes and handing over parts of Ukraine to Russia in an agreement that Putin won\u2019t even honor,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisMurphyCT\/status\/1584679936723337216?s=20&#038;t=Xwmzxy2SJVd7JnfmtncL3g\">Murphy wrote on Twitter.\u200b<\/a> \u201cSometimes, a bully must be shown the limits of his power before diplomacy can work\u200b.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter from the liberal Democrats was sent as Russia stepped up strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine, including vital utilities as winter approaches.\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ukraine-18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ukraine-18.jpg\" alt=\"A man looks at destruction caused by a Russian rocket attack in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 23.\" class=\"wp-image-24391124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ukraine-18.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ukraine-18.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ukraine-18.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A man looks at destruction caused by a Russian rocket attack in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 23.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Moscow has also been accused of committing war crimes following the discovery of<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/09\/16\/hundreds-found-in-mass-grave-after-russians-leave-ukraine-city\/\"> mass graves<\/a> near Ukrainian cities liberated from Russian control, with the bodies showing signs of torture.\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.)\u200b,\u00a0a member of the Progressive Caucus\u200b who did not sign the letter\u200b, broke with his colleagues on Twitter, saying the \u201cway to end a war\u201d was to \u201cWin it quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow is it won quickly? By giving Ukraine the weapons to defeat Russia,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRubenGallego\/status\/1584609672580894720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> he added.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Asked about the letter, the White House on Monday reiterated its policy toward Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been very, very clear that this is a decision that President [Volodymyr] Zelensky is going to have to make when it comes to any type of conversation with Russia \u2013 any type of negotiation,\u201d White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. \u201cThat is something that Ukrainians need to make; we will continue to support them as long as it takes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200b\u200b\u200bMembers of the far-left Congressional Progressive Caucus did an about-face after being scolded over a letter they\u00a0sent President Biden urging him to negotiate with Russian leader Vladimir Putin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1710378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1710375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1710375","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=1710375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1710375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1710378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1710375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1710375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1710375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}