Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Connolly, Turner Request Additional Assistance for Ukraine

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Dear President Biden:

We write in our capacity as the bipartisan leadership of the United States delegation to the
NATO Parliamentary Assembly to urge the Administration to expand immediately expedited
military and humanitarian assistance to our partners in Ukraine.
This morning, the leadership of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly held an emergency meeting
with the Ukrainian delegation to the Assembly, which includes Ukrainian MPs who have taken
up arms to defeat the Russian invasion.

After a long night of fighting across the country and a heroic effort to slow Russia's advance on
Kyiv, our colleagues made an urgent plea for helmets and bullet proof vests, as well as antiaircraft and anti-missile weapons, among other items. The U.S. and our Allies should consider all
possible options to limit and ultimately deny Russian access to the airspace over Ukraine.
The fighting has already resulted in tens of thousands of refugees streaming across the borders of
NATO allies. The continued fighting will only exacerbate the unfolding humanitarian crisis in
and around Ukraine. The U.S. and our NATO allies must ensure humanitarian assistance is
provided to the Ukrainian people who are suffering at the hands of Putin's maniacal attack on a
peaceful and democratic neighbor.

The Ukrainian people have already demonstrated the willingness to resist, they just require the
means to do so.

Best Regards,

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