Foreign Relations Committee ; Ranking Member Shaheen, Senators Tillis, Rosen, Barrasso, Coons, King, Moran, Merkley, Van Hollen Statement on Russia’s Christmas Bombing of Ukraine
[Kip Currier: Note the silence of the Trump administration regarding Vladimir Putin's brutal Christmas Day attacks on the Ukrainian people. (See here and here and here.)
In the wake of such unrestrained cruelty, it is at least encouraging to see bipartisan condemnation of Putin's brutality by the U.S. Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, as well as the Senators' unfiltered assessment of the Russian leader:
Putin is a ruthless murderer who has no interest in peace and cannot be trusted.
[Excerpt]
"“We condemn Russia’s brutal attacks on Kherson, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Sumy, Donetsk and Kryvyi Rih waged on innocent Ukrainians as they convened to mark the birth of the Prince of Peace with their loved ones and in prayer.
“It bears repeating that President Zelenskyy agreed to a Christmas truce, but Putin declined, yet he directs soldiers to continue to commit brutal crimes of aggression on one of Christianity’s holiest days.
“Even for countries at war, there is a long history of Christmas ceasefires, including notably during World War I. Today’s decision by Putin to launch attacks rather than hold fire is a sobering reminder for us all: Putin is a ruthless murderer who has no interest in peace and cannot be trusted.
“We stand with the people of Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Kherson and Donetsk marking the birth of Christ under the most challenging of circumstances. Ukrainians’ faith is a stronger force than the evil unleashed today by the Kremlin.”"
