On Monday, a letter signed by 30 members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus was sent to the White House, urging President Joe Biden to rethink U.S. policy regarding Ukraine and begin negotiating directly with Russia to end the war.
That was a big mistake. The U.S. pulled together a large coalition to support Ukraine against Vladimir Putin’s aggression, and after eight months, Ukraine shows no sign of folding in its fight for freedom. Sending any signal that Putin just has to wait things out — that America and its partners will tire of it all, and that if he’s patient, he’ll get a chance to call the shots to his liking — is a slap in the face to the coalition and to Ukraine.
