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Progressive liberas and war2/27/2023 ![]() Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, put out a statement on Wednesday with Rep. In a press release on the bill, Markey said the legislation was designed to “work in concert with the actions the Biden administration has already taken to demonstrate that we will continue to support Ukraine and its sovereignty.”ĭemocrats in the House are looking to bring a companion bill to the floor for a vote as soon as next week, The Intercept reported. The 41 co-sponsors of a sanctions package moving through the Senate include progressive heavyweights like Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Jeff Merkley of Oregon. OTHER MAJOR CRITICS of American interventionism declined to call on Biden to pump the brakes. Asked whether the United States should be willing, in diplomatic talks, to commit to not bringing Ukraine into NATO, Khanna said, “I would not be blackmailed by Putin in this situation.” Ro Khanna (D-CA) told the Prospect in an interview. “We can’t allow for one nation to violate sovereignty, unprovoked, with no justification,” Rep. Rather than urging restraint, several progressives have echoed criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin as an authoritarian whose advances must be checked. That drive to war has seen muted opposition from anti-interventionists in Congress. One White House official told reporters that when dealing with nuclear-armed Russia, “the gradualism of the past is out, and this time we’ll start at the top of the escalation ladder and stay there.” And with 8,500 troops put on alert for potential deployment to Eastern European countries near Ukraine, President Biden on Tuesday said that the United States’ commitment to reinforce NATO allies is a “sacred obligation.” A bipartisan push for economic penalties is also moving rapidly through Congress. Notwithstanding lukewarm public sentiment for escalation, the White House is signaling its intent to impose sweeping sanctions on the Russian banking and energy sectors, and has approved a rush of U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine. The findings are echoed in surveys by Morning Consult and YouGov. It’s the latest poll showing that Americans are skeptical of the drumbeat of news casting Ukraine as a vital national interest. ![]() They agreed that in the effort to de-escalate tensions and avoid war, the U.S. When asked, 71 percent of Democrats and 46 percent of Republicans said they support the U.S. Most Americans are not particularly animated about the escalating conflict in Eastern Europe, the poll shows, despite round-the-clock media coverage. ![]() An anti-war activist leads a rally outside the White House in Washington, January 27, 2022, amid rising tensions over Ukraine.Ī new Data for Progress poll shared exclusively with the Prospect finds that the majority of Americans favor diplomacy with Russia over sanctions or going to war for Ukrainian sovereignty. ![]()
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