House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul criticized President Biden’s handling of Ukraine’s military support on the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
McCaul stated, “I’m in awe of the bravery of the Ukrainian people,” noting their territorial gains. However, he criticized Biden’s failure to provide essential weaponry, citing the absence of longer-range ATACMS despite aid from the UK and France.
McCaul highlighted bipartisan support for his REPO act, advocating for transferring Russian assets to Ukraine. He criticized Biden for not holding Russia accountable financially.
Despite the new sanctions, McCaul noted Russian economic growth, urging Biden to target revenue sources more effectively.
McCaul accused Putin of growing emboldened due to Biden’s perceived weakness, citing Navalny’s murder and Avdiivka’s capture. He warned of global adversaries taking advantage of America’s deterrence lapse.
McCaul said that President Putin is “growing emboldened” by Biden’s administration weakness, and has demonstrated this with the murder of Alexei Navalny and the capture of Avdiivka.
“Adversaries around the globe, like the Chinese Communist Party, Iran, and North Korea, are exploiting the lack of American deterrence and taking actions that threaten our interests,” said McCaul.
Congress has reached a stalemate on Biden’s emergency national security bill, which McCaul finds an issue with without acknowledging is that his fellow Republicans in the House are the ones who are blocking it.
“Congress must find a path as soon as possible to provide Ukraine with the weapons they need to win. This will rejuvenate our defense industrial base, create American jobs, help modernize our military arsenal, and restore deterrence against all our adversaries.”
