Cong. Adam Kinzinger says decades of not responding to Russian brutality have emboldened Vladimir Putin. The Channahon Republican says Pres. Biden has “finally” put sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline. Congress authorized that when Donald Trump was President. The pipeline is viewed as a way for Russia to coerce other countries in Europe by restricting gas flow.
Kinzinger says anyone praising Putin as a strong leader is wrong and severely misguided. He says Putin is an authoritarian who will keep eroding democracy around the world if the U.S. doesn’t develop a long-term strategy to counter Russian aggression.