Washington, D.C. – Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-18), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on the developments in Ukraine:
"For too long, the Biden Administration has appeased Vladimir Putin and his regime as they amassed troops along the Ukrainian border and escalated tensions with our allies in Europe. By recognizing the fake "People's Republics" of Luhansk and Donetsk and ordering troops into the region as "peacekeepers," Putin is clearly violating international law and Ukrainian sovereignty. Now is not the time for further appeasement. President Biden and the United States must act swiftly to impose crippling sanctions on the Russian economy, permanently end the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, and ensure Putin understands there will be severe consequences for his invasion of Ukraine."
