CASPER, Wyo. — This morning, Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) discussed the United States’ response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
Cheney shared that she would like to see more sanctions against Russia and highlighted how “crucially” important NATO and U.S. allies are during these times.
“I think the fact that we’ve had European countries and NATO united with the United States as we go forward is a very positive thing,” said Cheney. “I do think we need to do more. I would like to see us move, with respect to the Russian Central Bank completely. I’d like to see SWIFT sanctions that don’t leave any carve-outs.”
Among her comments, she stated that the U.S. must stop the import of Russian oil into the states.
“I’d like to see the oil industry affected. I’d like to see very clear that, you know, the United States ought to be looking at ourselves, frankly, as an arsenal of energy for the world, in the way that in World War II we were an arsenal of democracy. We ought to be an arsenal of energy, so we ought to be unleashing our own energy resources, our own energy production. We have to stop the import of Russian oil to the United States.
The Congresswoman continued that if America withdraws from the world and does not take the lead in this crisis, the country cannot defend and maintain its freedom and security.
“Anyone who thinks that U.S. freedom and security is going to be maintained if we take a step back and don’t lead, you simply need to look at what’s happening in Ukraine to recognize that those who fill the void when the U.S. steps away are people like the Russians, like the Chinese, like the Iranians. And so, the idea that the world will be safe and that America will be able to be safe and free with an isolationist approach is wrong.”
“This behavior, this aggression against Ukraine is something the world simply cannot tolerate. So, the sanctions ought to go further.”
