Pro-Ukraine Lawmakers Rebuke Russian Delegation's Visit to Washington

A Russian delegation's tour of the U.S. Capitol, organized by the office of Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), is drawing fierce criticism from pro-Ukraine lawmakers, as the conflict with Iran threatens to pull more attention away from Moscow’s four-year war against Kyiv.

"Foreign political operatives of our adversaries should NEVER be allowed on Capitol Hill," Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) wrote on X Friday. "This 'visit' opened the doors to a massive #security threat to the speaker, to our Congress and to democracy itself."

Luna was joined by Republican Reps. Eli Crane (Ariz.), Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) and Andy Ogles (Tenn.), as well as Democrat Vicente Gonzalez (Texas), for a meeting, according to a picture posted by Luna. The lawmakers met with a Russian delegation, including Vyacheslav Nikonov, the grandson of an aide to Joseph Stalin, and several members of the Russian Duma’s foreign affairs committee.

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