[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2144]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        VALUED ALLIES OF UKRAINE

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I am grateful as chairman 
of the U.S. Helsinki Commission to have led a bipartisan congressional 
delegation to Germany, Poland, and Ukraine with Representatives   Steve 
Cohen and Victoria Spartz.
  In Berlin, we met with Justice State Secretary Dr. Angelika Schlunck, 
National Security Advisor Jens Ploetner, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
State Secretary Andreas Michaelis, and Ministry of Defense Director 
Jasper Wieck.
  After visiting Nuremberg, Lieutenant General Andrew Rohling welcomed 
the delegation to the 7th Army Grafenwoehr Training Area and the 10th 
Mountain Division trainers.
  At Bucha, Ukraine, survivors of the war criminal Putin's mass murder 
shared stories with us, and Mayor Anatolii Fedoruk joined us. 
Additionally, we were joined by U.S. Ambassador Bridget Brink, U.S. 
Ambassador Mike Carpenter, and Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov to 
thank America for the support given to efforts in Ukraine prior to 
meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who emphasized his 
gratitude for the American commitment for democracy.
  We concluded in Warsaw with U.S. Ambassador Mark Brzezinski and 
Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk.
  Friends of democracy are inspired by the courageous Ukrainians 
supported by our valued allies of Germany and Poland.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, who successfully protected 
America for 20 years as the global war on terrorism continues moving 
from the Afghanistan safe haven to America.

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