EXCLUSIVE: Democrats Call for Ukraine Reset
FIRST IN NATSEC DAILY — DEMS CALL FOR UKRAINE RESET: Democratic members of the Ukrainecaucus are urging Ukraine and the U.S. to reset the bilateral relationship and focus on the threats posed by Russia, and offering Trump some rare compliments from the left side of politics in the process.
In a Mar. 5 letter to Trump and Zelenskyy, six House Democrats argued that “while Friday’s Oval Office meeting did not turn out as planned, it is incumbent to move forward, look to the future, and return to exploring how our nations can continue to work together to build peace and security for Ukraine and the world.”
The Democrats told Trump “you were right in January, President Trump, when you labeled Putin the impediment to peace” and thanked him for his and Zelenskyy’s “work to safeguard freedom for Ukrainians and Americans.”
The letter was led by Rep. JIM COSTA of California and signed by MARCY KAPTUR of Ohio, MIKE QUIGLEY of Illinois, BRENDAN BOYLE of Pennsylvania, BILL KEATING of Massachusetts and DINA TITUS of Nevada.
FOREIGN AID WORLD FIGHTS BACK: USAID staff, foreign aid implementers and supporters will be in the Hart building of Congress Wednesday morning to lobby members of Congress in support of foreign aid following Trump’s efforts to dismantle and drastically scale down the aid agency. The action is part of a wider campaign asking members of Congress to maintain support and funding for foreign aid, as our own Carmen Paun writes in.
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