"If Russia is permitted to continue invading Ukraine without feeling the impact of swift and severe sanctions, then other authoritarians will feel emboldened to do the same elsewhere. What is at stake is larger than Ukraine."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Ritchie Torres:
"Russia has crossed a line that should never be crossed, violating the territorial integrity of a sovereign nation state. I stand with President Biden as he leads the free world in exhausting every means of holding Russia accountable without provoking a wider war."Read on Twitter
"Russia has violated the core principles that uphold global peace & security. @POTUS measures will have an immediate impact on Russias economy, cut off access to vital technological inputs, & undercut Russias strategic ambitions to exert influence on the world stage. twitter.com/npr/status/149" on Feb. 24Read on Twitter
"It has been proven that access to gender-affirming healthcare is lifesaving for trans youth. @GovAbbotts directive is dangerous. Criminalizing parents for seeking this care for their children is unconstitutional and deadly.CC: @LGBTEqCaucus washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02" on Feb. 23Read on Twitter