(Juliegrace Brufke) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are requesting that the Biden administration brief their respective chambers on escalating tensions in Ukraine next week, leadership sources confirmed on Monday.
by Juliegrace Brufke, January 24th, 2022
The call for briefings comes as the administration weighs its options amid heightened threats that Russia could invade Ukraine, with President Biden considering sending as many as 8,500 US troops to Eastern Europe and the Baltics.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that the White House has been in contact on how to address the matter, which has garnered bipartisan concerns.
“We have been in close consultation with members in leadership from the beginning. I am sure we are working to meet the request and needs of members,” she told reporters.
The State Department alerted officials in Ukraine that authorized non-emergency diplomatic employees in Ukraine and the families should evacuate from the country as Moscow has maintained a presence of 100,000 troops at its border, sparking worry the county plans to invade.
The Ukrainian government criticized the United States’ decision to vacate its diplomats.
“We believe such a step to be a premature one & an instance of excessive caution,” Oleg Nikolenko, spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, said in a tweet.
The Kremlin has denied that it has plans to launch an incursion.
Please consider becoming a $10 a month donor. (Donate HERE)
Stillness in the Storm Editor: Why did we post this?
The news is important to all people because it is where we come to know new things about the world, which leads to the development of more life goals that lead to life wisdom. The news also serves as a social connection tool, as we tend to relate to those who know about and believe the things we do. With the power of an open truth-seeking mind in hand, the individual can grow wise and the collective can prosper.
– Justin
Not sure how to make sense of this? Want to learn how to discern like a pro? Read this essential guide to discernment, analysis of claims, and understanding the truth in a world of deception: 4 Key Steps of Discernment – Advanced Truth-Seeking Tools.
Stillness in the Storm Editor’s note: Did you find a spelling error or grammatical mistake? Send an email to [email protected], with the error and suggested correction, along with the headline and url. Do you think this article needs an update? Or do you just have some feedback? Send us an email at [email protected]. Thank you for reading.
Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/01/24/pelosi-schumer-call-for-briefings-on-ukraine/
Support our work! (Avoid Big Tech PayPal and Patreon)DIRECT DONATION
Leave a Reply