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Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Mike Turner, Chair of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement on recent Russian activity near Ukraine.

"I am deeply concerned with the continued buildup of Russian forces along the Ukrainian border. Over the past week, we've seen the buildup of up to 80,000 additional Russian troops along with large amounts of armored ground vehicles, battle tanks, artillery systems as well as rotary and fixed wing aircraft.

This buildup is significant and clearly indicates that President Putin is creating options to potentially capture much of Eastern Ukraine and move on Kyiv.

Washington, DC—This afternoon, Congressman and proud alumnus Mike Turner, congratulated the University of Dayton's men's basketball team on their advancement to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen for the first time in 30 years.

View clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVe4qKVJ5oU&feature=youtu.be

Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, requested senior members of the House Armed Services Committee call on the President of the United States to immediately release information on the movement of Russian troops along the Ukrainian border.

In light of the urgency of this situation, Congressman Turner has also sent a letter directly to Secretary Hagel, requesting direct and immediate action from the Department of Defense.

Washington, DC—Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, and House Armed Services Committee Member Jim Bridenstine, along with sixteen House colleagues, sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Moniz regarding the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) FY15 proposal to provide the Russian Federation with the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES).

Washington, DC—Earlier this week, Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, accused of sexual assault, pled guilty to maltreatment of a subordinate, inappropriate relationships with junior female officers, soliciting illicit pictures from junior female officers, possessing pornography, misuse of a credit card and using derogatory language.

On Thursday March 20, Sinclair was sentenced to pay a fine of $24,100, but did not receive jail time, reduction in rank or dismissal from the Army.

Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Co-Chair of the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, released the following statement:

Washington, DC—On Sunday March 16, Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA), released the following statement in response to the seizure of a natural gas terminal near the Crimean border by Russian forces:

"Putin's seizure of this terminal on the eve of the secession referendum in Crimea sent an international message of defiance.

This act further entrenches what we have known for weeks: Russia is an aggressor state and the reset policies employed by the Obama Administration were sorely misguided.

Washington DC– On Saturday March 15, Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA), released the following statement in response to Ukrainian reports that Russia had sent troops outside the Crimean peninsula and onto the Ukrainian mainland for the first time:

"Putin's actions are a deliberate violation of Ukraine's sovereignty, a breach of Russian agreements to honor Ukraine's territorial integrity and a violation of international law. This clearly shows that Russia is an aggressor state and Pres. Obama's reset policies were misguided.