Russia on Wednesday introduced sanctions on 398 members of the U.S. Home of Representatives. Included on the record had been a number of Republican representatives who've made feedback construed by many to be sympathetic to Russia, like Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Matt Gaetz of Florida and Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina.

The Russian International Ministry mentioned the record of sanctioned members of Congress—in addition to 87 Canadian senators—was a response to the United States putting sanctions on 328 members of the Russian State Duma, the nation's decrease home of parliament, on March 24.

No clarification was given for a way Russia selected the names for its record. Final week, Greene and Gaetz had been two of solely three Home representatives who voted towards banning the import of Russian oil.

In public feedback, Greene has additionally seemingly been extra sympathetic towards Russia than Ukraine.

"NATO has been supplying the neo-Nazis in Ukraine with highly effective weapons and in depth coaching on the way to use them," Greene tweeted on March 15. "What the hell goes with these #NATONazis?"

Gaetz and Greene
U.S. Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz had been on an inventory launched by Russia on Wednesday of politicians they've sanctioned. Right here, Greene, proper, speaks subsequent to Gaetz throughout a press convention on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., January 6, 2022.Getty

Throughout a March interview on the digital outlet Voice of Rural America, Greene additionally said how she felt Ukraine was mismatched towards the invading Russians.

"You see Ukraine simply saved poking the bear, poking the bear, which is Russia, and Russia invaded," she mentioned. "And the exhausting fact is...there isn't a win for Ukraine right here. Russia is being very profitable of their invasion."

The U.S. sanctions on the State Duma members goal their property and property, in addition to bans them from dealings with Americans. Few particulars had been made accessible about Moscow's sanctions towards American politicians, apart from that it could "mirror" the U.S. measures and ban these on the record from visiting Russia.

A gaggle often called the Republican Accountability Venture lately printed an inventory of "pro-Putin Republicans and conservatives." Hyperlinks to video or textual content of varied statements deemed favorable towards Russian President Vladimir Putin and/or Russia from the individuals on the record can be found on the group's web site. Together with Greene, Montana Consultant Matt Rosendale and Illinois Consultant Mary Miller had been additionally on the record, as had been Gaetz and Cawthorn.

"I am extra involved with the US-Mexico border than the Russia-Ukraine border. Not sorry," Gaetz tweeted in January previous to the invasion.

In the meantime, Cawthorn attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lately whereas chatting with a bunch of his supporters.

"Keep in mind that Zelensky is a thug," Cawthorn mentioned in the course of the occasion, which may be seen in a video proven by native NBC-affiliated station WRAL-TV. "Keep in mind that the Ukrainian authorities is extremely corrupt and it's extremely evil and has been pushing woke ideologies."

Nonetheless, on Twitter, Cawthorn referred to as Putin's actions "disgusting."

"I'm praying for Ukraine and the Ukrainian individuals," Cawthorn additionally wrote.

Newsweek reached out to the Russian International Ministry, Cawthorn, Gaetz and Greene for remark.