Biden must address U.S. hostages in Russia amid Ukraine war, national security expert says

FIRST ON FOX: President Biden should use his leverage to safe the discharge of U.S. “hostages” in Russia amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a nationwide safety professional operating for Congress informed Fox Information.

“President Biden has but to handle the hostages held by Russia. After leaving 1000’s behind following debacle in Afghanistan, he owes them and the American folks his unequivocal dedication to securing their freedom,” Jason Killmeyer, a nationwide safety professional and Republican operating for Congress in Pennsylvania’s seventeenth Congressional District, informed Fox Information Digital.

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“The American folks had been left aghast by President Biden’s disregard for the 1000’s of Individuals he left behind in Afghanistan, as even one American left behind is simply too many,” Killmeyer, who spent 4 years at Deloitte, a lot of that point advising a federal company on supply-chain danger administration, added in a press launch first despatched to Fox Information Digital. 

“Proper now, two Individuals are wrongfully detained in Russia. As america continues to have interaction Russia diplomatically and economically in hopes of securing a peaceable decision to this unjustified invasion, we should clarify that Russia will launch these two prisoners or proceed to endure financial sanctions.”

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The candidate’s press launch pointed to Paul Whelan, a former Marine, and Trevor Reed, who had been detained in Russia in 2020 on fees that U.S. officers have deemed illegitimate. Biden talked about their circumstances in a name with Russian President Vladimir Putin in July 2021. Russian authorities detained WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner in February. Griner faces as much as 10 years in jail after customs officers discovered “vapes” containing cannabis oil in her baggage, experiences say.

Vladimir President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine solely eight months after TIME journal billed President Biden as able to tackle the Russian chief. 
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Killmeyer praised former President Donald Trump, who secured the discharge of notable hostages akin to Pastor Andrew Brunson from Turkey.

“In contrast to President Trump, President Biden continues failing to prioritize American hostages and the excessive variety of wrongfully detained Individuals world wide,” Killmeyer added.

He additionally referred to as on Biden to fight Russia within the power sector.

“Within the meantime, President Biden should set up leverage over Russia reversing his misguided restrictions on oil and fuel manufacturing, and eventually sanctioning oil and fuel produced in Russia,” Killmeyer stated. “If President Biden is unwilling to even buck the yoke of left-wing local weather alarmists, then I overlook why Russia would ever start taking him significantly.”

U.S. President Donald Trump prays between Tony Perkins, President of the Household Analysis Council, and Pastor Andrew Brunson (R) on the Household Analysis Council’s annual gala in Washington, U.S., October 12, 2019. 
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The European Union is reportedly contemplating power sanctions in opposition to Russia following the Russian assault on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on Friday. 

Whereas White Home Press Secretary Jen Paski has stated that power sanctions stay on the desk, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated Thursday that “there isn’t any strategic curiosity in decreasing the worldwide provide of power.”