On the recordMarch 7, 2022
The murderous Putin's war on Ukraine is criminal. I am grateful that America and our NATO allies are unified to support Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian people. I have faith in the Russian people, who I have met on numerous visits across Russia, that they will reject Putin's war atrocities. A nation of world-significant art, music, and literature can change, and that is why I am introducing a bill to encourage Russian military defectors with immediate refugee status in America, with up to $100,000 for any Russian military equipment transferred to Ukraine. Putin betrays the troops to death. Additionally, I will introduce a bill for a bust of President Volodymyr Zelensky to be placed in the U.S. Capitol, as is the bust of Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Churchill was the wartime leader of World War II, and Zelensky is the wartime leader in Putin's war. God bless Ukraine. God save Ukraine. Long live Volodymyr Zelensky. ____________________
