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Up until a couple of weeks ago, two groups agreed that Russia is the real victim in all of this: The extreme Right (Trumpers) and the extreme Left.

Now two lawmakers, a senator (Steve Daines) and a representative (Victoria Spartz) will visit Ukraine.
One of them, Ms. Spartz, is a Ukrainian immigrant.
Both are Republicans...shocker?

Daines is among ELEVEN senators who attempted to support overturning the 2020 election results, but he stopped short and reversed his position on counting Montana's votes.
For Spartz, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is rather personal, and she had been in the process of planning a personal trip there anyway when the opportunity for an official visit was realized.

It will be very interesting to see how much pressure two Republicans can put on the pro-Putin wing of the GOP, who aren't even trying to hide their true feelings about democracy anymore.

I suppose I COULD bemoan the fact that no Democrats in Congress had scheduled a trip, but then again, I do not know if Zelenskyy invited any from that party.
He might have felt he could drive his point home better if Republicans saw the war firsthand, since he already knows he enjoys Democratic Party support.