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October 25, 2022

U.S. Progressive Lawmakers Call on Biden to Pursue Diplomacy With Russia
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Here in the United States, a group of 30 progressive U.S.
Congressmembers is calling on the White House to pursue direct
negotiations with Russia. 
In a letter sent Monday to President Biden, the 30 lawmakers led by
Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Pramila Jayapal write, "…we urge
you to pair the military and economic support the United States has
provided to Ukraine with a proactive diplomatic push, redoubling efforts
to seek a realistic framework for a ceasefire." The letter goes on to
state, "The alternative to diplomacy is protracted war, with both its
attendant certainties and catastrophic and unknowable risks." 


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