Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters Tuesday that he doesn’t see a role for U.S. But they solidly support his decision to keep U.S. Republican leaders have loudly criticized President Biden’s handling of many issues, foreign and domestic, including his reluctance to beef up sanctions on Russia before the invasion. The fighting came closer to NATO forces stationed in Poland over the weekend when Russian missiles struck a military facility in western Ukraine about 15 miles from the Polish-Ukrainian border, killing 35 people and injuring more than 130. “We’ve got to be very, very careful,” he added. “And I’m not sure I’ve heard anybody who feels confident that they can predict what his response will be to any action we may take.

You’ve got to really be thoughtful because the man we’re dealing with doesn’t appear to be the same person we were dealing with five years ago,” he said, referring to Putin. “Of course, of course, is there anybody in this building who’s not concerned about that? Because if there is, there’s going to be a recall effort,” he said. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) said he was among those worried the conflict could escalate to a fight between U.S. The aid package passed the Senate by a vote of 68 to 31 and the House by a vote of 361 to 69, but lawmakers who voted for it admitted that they are nonetheless nervous about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s potential reaction.ĭemocratic and Republican senators believe Putin has become increasingly erratic and unpredictable and worry that he is now surrounded by advisers who aren’t willing to oppose reckless decisions. Roughly half that amount will go to the Pentagon to replace equipment that has already been sent to Ukrainian forces. Murphy made his comments shortly before Congress passed $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine. “We made the right decision to openly support the Ukrainians, but we just should understand the unprecedented moment that we’re living in today where we’re openly funding war against a nuclear power,” he said. support for mujahedeen soldiers who successfully fought off a Soviet invasion in Afghanistan was done covertly through the CIA. He noted that the United States never directly and openly supported insurgents who battled with Soviet troops in Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Afghanistan in the 1950s, 1960s and 1980s. fighter jets to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine to stop the bombing of Ukrainian defense forces and civilians. “We have never been this close to direct conflict with Russia,” added Murphy, who along with other senators wants to quash calls for U.S. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee. “This is the most dangerous moment since the Cuban missile crisis,” warned Sen. troops on the ground in Ukraine or enforcing a no-fly zone over the country, fearing that such moves could spark a much bigger war. Lawmakers in both parties say they support President Biden’s decision to draw the line at putting U.S. into a direct conflict with Russian troops. We’ve got talented refuelers and maintainers here at this location, and so we should be part of that future,” said Adjutant General of the Mississippi National Guard Jansen Boyles.Democrats and Republican in Congress are deeply worried about the spiraling Russian war with Ukraine, fearing it could eventually draw the U.S. “Well, and the Senator said it’s the next generation of refueling that will be for the next 50, 75, 100 years, and we want to be a part of that program for the future, and Meridian’s got a history of refueling at this location. The aircraft is much larger than the KC-135s that the base already owns, but with some minor modifications to the hangar that is on the base, there should be no issue housing this beast of an aircraft. This new aircraft is very important because it is the future of refueling tankers. About the things we offer to our service people in terms of quality of life,” said Wicker. There’s a new tanker that we’ll be competing for this facility here is a great plus, but also, we we will be talking to community leaders. “We’ve got some great opportunities in Mississippi, and particularly here at Meridian. Roger Wicker stopped in Meridian to visit Key Field to look at an aircraft called the KC-46.

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