A group of progressive House Democrats asked President Joe Biden in a letter Monday to directly engage with Russia in an effort to end the conflict in Ukraine.
The push by progressives, which asks the president to take a more aggressive strategy on the Ukraine war, swiftly prompted pushback from fellow Democrats and some Ukrainians.
The lawmakers urge the president to pair the military and financial support the United States has provided to Ukraine with a “proactive diplomatic push” that involves direct talks with Russia.
It comes as Republicans threaten to cut aid to Ukraine if they retake control of the House in the midterm elections next month.
“We’d all like to see this war end today, and quite frankly it could end today if Putin did the right thing and pulled his troops out.”