Both parties of Congress called for a review of the US strategy towards the Russian Federation

01.10.2024/22/01 XNUMX:XNUMX    940


Both parties of Congress called for a review of the US strategy towards the Russian Federation

Representatives of the Republican and Democratic parties called on the US government to abandon the status quo established after the end of the Cold War in relations with the Russian Federation, and to define Moscow as a constant threat to global security.

As reported by Ukrinform, The Hill reports this.

"The bipartisan committee responsible for supporting democracy and human rights in post-Soviet countries is insisting that the United States abandon the post-Cold War status quo in its relations with the Russian Federation and call Moscow a persistent threat to global security," it said. messages

A Helsinki Commission report obtained by The Hill argues that Washington needs to change its thinking about its approach to Russia, as it has done with China over the past few years, and allocate resources accordingly.

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The report talks about securing Ukraine's victory in its defensive war against the Russian Federation, calling for "massive" military and humanitarian aid to Kyiv and allowing the Armed Forces of Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory with US-provided weapons.

It is noted that the policy proposals presented in the report go beyond the Joe Biden administration's commitments to Ukraine and contradict the positions of former President Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, and his allies in Congress.

However, the chairman of the Helsinki Committee from the Republican Party, Congressman Joe Wilson, denied the possibility of Trump concluding an agreement with Putin.

"There's no doubt in my mind that Donald Trump will see through the insincerity of war criminal Putin," Wilson told The Hill in a brief conversation about the report.

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Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, previously outlined the continuation of President Joe Biden's policy toward Ukraine.

But while the presidential race will certainly influence US policy toward Ukraine and Russia in the years ahead, attitudes in Congress will also be critical to determining priorities around the world, the report said.

As noted, Republican lawmakers are likely to accept the report's conclusions that "the United States must prepare for a long-term struggle, understanding that the Russian Federation has a centuries-long history of brutal imperialism toward its neighbors, Europe, and the world in general."




"I think the main message is that we're abandoning 30 years of misguided policy," said a congressional official familiar with the report on condition of anonymity.

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"You don't have to look far to see that every president during the first few months of his administration goes and meets with Putin," the interlocutor added.

The EU said that Putin's new threats to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear countries will not change the EU's position on continuing to support Ukraine.

In turn, the head of the Czech Foreign Ministry, Jan Lipavsky, stated that the Kremlin adjusted its nuclear weapons doctrine in order to intimidate Ukraine's allies, and urged not to give in to these intimidations.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called Putin's actions completely irresponsible.

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