Last week, five members of Russia’s rubber-stamp parliament were in Washington to meet with members of Congress and Trump administration officials. A return visit by U.S. lawmakers to Moscow is being planned for June of this year. As could be expected, the welcome given to Putin’s puppet lawmakers in Washington drew strong bipartisan outrage. But even for those in Washington who adhere to the long-discredited 1930s logic, the choice of interlocutors was downright bizarre. If Congress wants to foster dialogue with Russian society, there is a better way than socializing with Kremlin lapdogs.

Source: Washington Post April 04, 2026 15:17 UTC