Young
Last week, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and a group of senators sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing concern that the Biden Administration is welcoming a role for China in the diplomatic mediation of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
“A role for China in Ukraine will significantly undermine U.S. interests, Ukraine’s future in Europe, and overall European security. The administration’s policy should not allow China to absolve itself for its support of Russia or use this war for its longer-term political and economic benefit,” wrote the senators.
“The administration must abandon the notion that it can drive a wedge between Moscow and Beijing. Instead, the United States should plan ahead for Ukraine reconstruction with European and Indo-Pacific partners so China cannot pursue its unilateral interests,” concluded the senators.
Senators Young and Risch were joined by Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa).
Click here to read the full text of the letter.