Lawmakers of both parties condemn Russia's invasion

Rep. Elissa Slotkin said that congressional national security committees should return to Washington. | Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

By Myah Ward

02/24/2022 12:41 AM EST

Updated: 02/24/2022 01:11 AM EST

As Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a “special military operation” in Ukraine, bipartisan lawmakers in Washington called on the U.S. to punish Russia.

Explosions could be heard in Kyiv not long after Putin’s pronouncement at 5:45 a.m. Moscow time. President Joe Biden responded to the Russian leader’s declaration, saying he would meet with G-7 leaders early Thursday and announce “further consequences the United States and

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