“Nearly 20 months after he launched his brutal and barbaric invasion, Mr. Putin said today that — that his aggression in Ukraine will not end and there will only be peace, quote, ‘when our goals are achieved.’ End quote,” said Kirby. “But I sure hope that those House Republicans who have, for months, held hostage critical assistance to Ukraine heard Putin’s message loud and clear.” While members of the House of Representatives will be heading home this week for the Christmas holidays, the Ukrainian people will continue to endure shelling of peaceful cities, with Russia targeting critically imp…
