Ed Royce: “This foreign policy decision is in line with the President's other examples of Executive overreach and bypassing…”

Vladimir Putin is not our friend, and there is simply no comparing the actions of the United States with those of Putin's Russia.

I urge we use this responsibility and adopt this resolution.

Ultimately, Helsinki was a squandered opportunity to challenge Vladimir Putin's false narratives on issues including Ukraine and Syria and Russia's ongoing interference in our democracy.

Last month's Russian attack on Ukrainian vessels attempting to pass through the Kerch Strait is a dramatic reminder of Vladimir Putin's continued aggression. This was not an isolated incident. Russia has opened a new front in the Sea of…