1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

Refuse to meet with the Russian delegation that Representative Anna Paulina Luna is hosting in Washington this week. These sanctioned Russian lawmakers should not be welcomed on American soil while Russia provides intelligence to Iran that helps target U.S. military forces. According to the Washington Post, Russia has shared locations of American warships and aircraft with Iran. President Putin has openly admitted he would stop assisting Iran only if we abandon Ukraine. This is extortion, and we should not reward it with diplomatic pageantry in our capital. These Russian officials remain under sanctions for supporting Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine, our ally. If diplomatic talks are necessary, they can happen through established channels in neutral territory. Do not attend any meetings with this delegation. Speak out publicly against normalizing relations with Russia while American service members are dying because of Russian intelligence sharing with Iran and while Russia is still at occupying Ukrainian territory and bombing its citizens.