Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has begun:
We’ve seen nothing like this in Europe since WWII. And there is only one person responsible for the tragedy unfolding in Eastern Europe: Vladimir Putin. Thinking about the unnecessary loss of life and suffering that will occur in Ukraine is very somber.
I call on President Biden and his team, working with our allies across the globe, to impose immediate, tougher – as harsh as possible - sanctions and export controls to create more of an effective deterrent on Putin’s tyranny. What has been tried thus far clearly did not work.
There are millions of innocent civilians who don’t want conflict. There are no winners in war, only horrific death and catastrophic destruction. We pray that the Ukrainian people will muster the courage and strength they need in this dark time.
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