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A bipartisan congressional delegation traveled to Poland this weekend where members met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and were given a firsthand look at the crisis unfolding in Europe as Ukrainians flee from their country amid Russian President Vladimir Putin’s deadly invasion.
The delegation, made up of Democrats and Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC), made the journey to stand in support of the Ukrainian people and condemn the war launched by Russia.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a media conference in Brussels, Friday, March 4, 2022.
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“I’m particularly pleased to be here with friends and colleagues from the Congress,” Blinken said at the meeting. “This is, as always, very powerful to see a bipartisan group of leaders from Congress standing together, coming together in support of Ukraine, and standing strongly against Vladimir Putin’s war of choice and aggression that is not only – is first and foremost affecting the people of Ukraine, but poses a threat to the basic principles of the international order that all of us stand strongly for.”
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“I think we’re determined – as Republicans, as Democrats, as Americans – not to let this go with impunity,” Blinken added.
During the meeting, Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., chairman of HFAC, offered appreciation for the people of Poland as they work to deal with the humanitarian crisis resulting from Putin’s war with Ukraine.
Chairman Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., left, and ranking member Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, in the Rayburn Building on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.
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“We completely filled our plane, because we wanted to make sure that – number one, we wanted to say thank you to the Polish people,” Meeks said. “The…
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