As a member of @HouseIntel I am continuing to monitor the situation in Ukraine as we work to keep all Americans safe.
U.S. citizens: please take the State Department’s warning seriously and leave the country as soon as possible.
U.S. citizens: please take the State Department’s warning seriously and leave the country as soon as possible.
The safety of the Floridians serving in the National Guard in Ukraine is a top priority and I trust the DOD’s assurances that they will be safely withdrawn in the event of escalation.
Our position remains clear: a war that would result in catastrophic casualties and displacement is totally unacceptable. We are united and continue to work with our allies in the effort to keep the peace.
Vladimir Putin has escalated tensions every step of the way, building on his illegal annexations with ridiculous demands in pretext for war. The blame is solely his. But war is not inevitable. Putin needs to understand that aggression will be met with accountability.
If he carries on with this foolish error, we stand ready to bring down hard, swift, and crippling sanctions against the Russian government, its corrupt oligarch allies, and Putin’s own personal illicit finances. If Putin chooses to move forward, there will be consequences.
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