Russia emboldened by Biden's diplomatic 'weakness,' delayed sanctions, House Foreign Affairs Republicans say
Reps. Claudia Tenney and Steve Chabot assail Biden on Russia amid Ukrainian invasion
By Joe Schoffstall , Isabelle McDonnell | Fox News
Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee criticized President Biden over his diplomatic "weakness" and said the administration's delay in issuing crippling sanctions emboldened Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"I think that this weakness that the Biden administration and the diplomatic failure is projecting is that our enemies and adversaries around the world know they can walk all over Joe Biden and his weak diplomatic core," Rep. Claudia Tenney told Fox News. "We should have imposed sanctions earlier – strict, crippling sanctions."
"We could have done something months ago when we knew Putin was amassing troops on the Ukrainian border, and we should have done something to show force," the New York Republican said. "For example, maybe putting a couple of destroyers into the Black Sea."
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