Significant number of US Congress members will do everything to prevent Putin from being rewarded for his illegal invasion - Republican Fitzpatrick
Republican U.S. House of Representatives member Brian Fitzpatrick says there are enough members of the U.S. Congress who are willing and able to do everything to prevent Russia from escaping responsibility for war crimes, regardless of the political consequences for themselves.
“President Zelenskyy, and all negotiators, need to know this: there is an outcome-determinative number of Members of the United States Congress, from both parties and in both Chambers, who are ready, willing, and able to do whatever it takes to prevent Communist Dictator Vladimir Putin from being rewarded for his illegal invasion, raping, kidnapping, torturing and murdering of the Ukrainian people, including so many women and children. We will use every lever and every vote at our disposal, regardless of the personal or political consequences. This matter is that time-sensitive and it is that existential. It is legacy-defining,” Fitzpatrick said on X Thursday.
He noted that Zelenskyy won in an election that was recognized as free and fair by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), while Russia “has never held such elections.”
“President Volodymyr Zelenskyy need not, and must not, have any deal forced upon him by any outside nation that does not guarantee the security and the sovereignty of the Ukrainian people, the people who elected him with over 73% of the popular vote,” the congressman stressed.
According to Fitzpatrick, for a peace agreement to be fair and lasting, it must be done in a way that holds the Russian invaders accountable, protects the dignity of the Ukrainian victims, and provides for fair and equitable cost-sharing amongst all European nations. “To do otherwise would be to encourage future invasions and to perpetuate future heartache and bloodshed,” he noted.
“This is about Peace Through Strength. This is about Patriotic Common Sense. And Patriotic Common Sense is what America must always stand for,” Fitzpatrick summed up.