House Republican: 'You cannot be America first and pro-Russia' [View all]
Source: The Hill
12/28/25 1:37 PM ET
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said on Sunday that Russia’s strikes on civilian homes — including on Christmas — are a reminder to Americans that the war against Ukraine is at odds with America’s values.
In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” the former House Intelligence Committee chair pointed to images of the destruction in Ukrainian cities and neighborhoods and said Russian President Vladimir Putin is “continuing to remind us that this is a war of aggression.”
“As Putin mercilessly pounds Kyiv and civilian homes, this is Putin… reminding us that we can’t be for this,” he continued. “America, when we address the issue of whose side we’re on, you can’t be America first and be pro-Russia,” Turner said. “Russia is a self-declared adversary of the United States. And, you know, here they are, mercilessly killing Ukrainians and trying to take Ukrainian land.”
The interview comes just hours before President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are set to meet in Florida to go over a revised 20-point peace plan, which reportedly would have Russia withdraw from several regions and would establish an $800 billion fund for post-war recovery efforts. Zelensky appears ready to make serious concessions to end the nearly 4-year war, but Putin has yet to reciprocate.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5664765-turner-russia-war-aggression-ukraine/
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