US Capitol Building in Washington DCWASHINGTON Sep 19The congressional delegation that traveled to Ukraine met on Wednesday with US President Joe Biden and briefed him on the results of the visit, which took place against the backdrop of heightened tensions in eastern Europe, Republican senators said. They stressed that the delegation consisted of representatives of both parties, and in the situation around Ukraine the American establishment speaks from fundamentally unified positions.The «secret meaning» of Blinken's visit was revealed in Ukraine «The trip was fast but intense. The briefing with the President this morning was informative and, I think, constructive. I think that at this stage, the message is loud and clear. The United States stands as one together with the freedom-loving people of Ukraine and do not want to return — Vladimir Putin certainly dreams of this — to ensure that Ukraine once again becomes part of the Russian Empire,» said Senator Roger Wicker. Russia denies the aggressive plans attributed to it in the West against the neighboring country.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/a3d01ab2ec6ed2a7c8c49487fbfc44b9.jpg" />U.S. called Ukraine a burden on NATOSpeaking at a press briefing, some Republican senators called not to be limited to the threat of sanctions after the invasion, but to introduce them in advance in as a deterrent. «Once they start invading Ukraine, it will all be over, lives will be lost. Sanctions and action are needed now,» said Senator Joni Ernst. He she recalled that there are between 10,000 and 15,000 Americans in Ukraine and urged the administration not to forget the «lessons» of Afghanistan. Republicans from the upper house of Congress expressed regret that their Democratic colleagues failed a bill to immediately tighten sanctions against Russian export Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
West — Ukraine: «I gave birth to you, I will kill you»
