Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) introduced an amendment to require the conscription into the Ukrainian military of any House members who vote in favor of a Ukraine aid bill.
“Any Member of Congress who votes in favor of this Act shall be required to conscript in the Ukrainian military,” the amendment, obtained by Axios reporter Juliegrace Brufke, read.
Quoting the post, Greene portrayed it as a commonsense measure.
“I mean if you want to fund the war, why don’t you go fight in it,” she said. “Show your support for Ukraine.”
Earlier on Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) put forward his plan to pass foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, as well as other defense measures, after months of gridlock. The plan is to combine all four bills into a single rules bill before bringing them to the floor for individual votes. After that, the bills that are passed will be combined into a single piece of legislation to be voted on in the Senate, according to several lawmakers.
The move was met with outrage from several Republican hardliners, most notably Greene. The Georgia Republican has turned aid to Ukraine into a red line, taking steps to remove Johnson from the speakership if he pushes it through as security at the southern border continues to face problems.
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After initial successes in the war, Ukraine’s military situation has been sharply deteriorating since last summer, when its long-anticipated counteroffensive in the Zaporizhzhia region suffered setbacks. It was dealt another major blow in February when the crucial city of Avdiivka fell to the Russians. Moscow’s forces have been slowly but steadily advancing across much of the front since, with an expected offensive over the summer expected to strain the Ukrainian military even more.
Ukraine’s leadership has largely blamed the losses on faltering Western aid, especially from the U.S.
