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Do you agree with the Maine Legislature’s support for Ukraine and continued U.S. assistance fending off Russia?

Tensions flared at the State House recently over a proposal to express support for Ukraine. The resolution, which also expressed support for the continued U.S. assistance to help fend off the Russian invasion, was ultimately passed 87-54. It was also passed by the state Senate, 27-4.

But that vote came only after emotional arguments on the floor of Maine House of Representatives both for and against the measure. Several Republicans voiced opposition to the resolution, calling the measure “dangerously close to war propaganda” while also criticizing Ukraine’s government, led by President Volodymyr Zelensky, as corrupt. Supporters said it was up to elected officials to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “barbarous war” that has entered its second year.

The resolution stated that “Russia’s unjustified war is having a global impact, with the world’s most vulnerable suffering from increased food and economic insecurity, along with rising costs for energy and commodities.”

But what do you think? Do you agree with the Maine Legislature’s support for Ukraine and continued U.S. assistance fending off Russia? Tell us in the poll and in the comments below.

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