Reconsider Ukraine Strategy: Liberal Democrats to Biden

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wa.) speaks during the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on Online Platforms and Market Power in the Rayburn House office Building, Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 29, 2020. Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images

A group of liberal Democrats are urging President Joe Biden to reconsider his approach to the Ukrainian conflict with Russia, the first significant sign of opposition to the White House’s Ukraine strategy from Democrats.

In an Oct. 24 letter spearheaded by House Progressive Caucus leader Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), a total of 30 Democrats called on Biden to seek a peaceful resolution to the conflict (pdf).