Republican Congressman Chip Roy says any lawmaker should not support the proxy war of the Biden administration. The US is not at war, and more pressing concerns are needed to deal with, not look all fancy with blue and yellow ribbons.
US Fights Proxy War in Ukraine
Congressman Chip Roy (R-Texas) has blasted House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer for declaring that the United States is "at war," presumably with Russia, reported RT.
Roy chastised both Democrats and Republicans for intensifying America's involvement in the Ukraine conflict to feel better.
A video posted by his press office last Wednesday aimed at Hoyer for announcing on Friday that war is formally declared and that Democratic Party critics should "focus on the enemy" rather than rising domestic energy costs, cited Islam Times.
He went on to say that if there is a proxy war and $40 billion is spent on Ukraine, everything will be fine. Perhaps we should hold a debate in this chamber, noted Mass News.
Roy was one of 57 Republicans in the House who voted against Ukraine's $40 billion military and economic aid bill early this month.
However, the bill received strong bipartisan support and was passed with 368 votes to 57. It is now expected to pass the Senate later this week.
Republican members of Congress and lawmakers who oppose the bill argue that the money is better spent on domestic issues or that having to send military aid to Ukraine risks bringing the US into a dispute with nuclear-armed Russia, or even both via proxy war.
Roy calls the bill garbage and repeated these arguments last Wednesday, criticizing the open borders, fentanyl going in, with a $30.5 trillion of debt and sky-high prices, but $40 billion for Ukraine is too much. He added that the GOP is part of the problem as well.
The White House intends to spend more, including $4 billion for weapons to Kyiv beginning in February; damaging bans on Russian oil and gas imports; and a series of economic sanctions against Moscow.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has confronted the US for a "proxy war" against Russia by equipping Ukraine and sharing the information with Kyiv's forces.
On Tuesday, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev claimed that the West is waging an "undeclared war" against Russia's "very statehood" via Ukraine.
The US Calls for Ceasefire
According to the Pentagon, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin came to an abrupt ceasefire in Ukraine, and he spoke by phone with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on Friday for the first time as of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, mentioned Reuters.
Since the invasion started nearly three months ago, Austin has tried talking with Shoigu several times, yet officials say Moscow has appeared entirely disinterested.
He emphasized the importance of preserving open lines of communication, according to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby.
According to a US official who spoke on the requested anonymity, the call that Austin requested persisted for about an hour but did not fix any specific issues or indirect outcome changes in what the Russians are doing in Ukraine.
According to the Russian defense ministry, the call was made "at the initiative of the American side," according to TASS.
Republican Congressman Roy is against the Biden administration's proxy war that ended with Russia's victory in Donbas and the US calling a ceasefire.
