"(5/7) Crippling sanctions could also drive Putin to become more desperate, inciting him to resort to drastic measures such as escalating the weapons employed or the people targeted."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Thomas Massie:
"(3/7) It expands the geographic scope of the US commitment to the conflict in Ukraine by condemning the country of Belarus. We should not be seeking to name new enemies or committing to overturning other governments."Read on Twitter"Read on Twitter
"(4/7) It calls for fully isolating Russia economically. This would hurt low-income US citizens who are already reeling from inflation. Innocent people in Russia, many of whom oppose Putins aggression, would suffer under crippling sanctions, possibly turning them against us."Read on Twitter"Read on Twitter
"(1/7) I fully support the right of the people of Ukraine to self determination. However there are many reasons I could not vote for the seven page Resolution that passed the House of Representatives today."Read on Twitter