To the editor:

Why isn’t our NY-21 Congresswoman Elise Stefanik speaking out against Trump’s lie about the invasion of Ukraine? The president of the United States unequivocally blamed Ukraine for its war with Russia. In response, a handful of Republican Senators have already spoken out. Why hasn’t she?

“Swift and severe consequences must be imposed against Russia if there is any invasion of Ukraine.”

Those were Stefanik’s words on Feb. 15, 2022, over three years to the day, when the House Armed Services Committee introduced the Never Yielding Europe’s Territory (NYET) Act. According to the House committee, “This bill will impose meaningful sanctions on the Putin regime now for its destabilizing military buildup and the hybrid attacks it has already launched against Ukraine as well as send a clear deterrent signal about the additional devastating consequences Russia would incur for a further invasion of Ukraine. The legislation also authorizes significant additional support for Ukraine and our NATO allies on the eastern flank now, during and after an increasingly likely Russian escalation.”

Congresswoman Stefanik, we’d like your response.

Linda Ramirez

Saranac Lake