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Hey, good morning, playbookers on Ragumonovalin. It's Monday. Today's show how Congress is

pushing Biden on Ukraine again. It's your Politico Playbook Daily Briefing.

Something unusual has happened in Washington since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Congress, which typically takes a back seat on foreign policy matters,

has actually driven the White House beyond its comfort zone with bipartisan demands for more assertive policies.

It started with calls for tougher sanctions,

then escalated to an appeal for a larger military and humanitarian assistance package.

Members of both parties then clamored for a U.S. ban on Russian oil, which the White

House saw as politically risky, given the effect on gas prices at home.

Then they insisted that the White House end permanent normal trade relations with Russia.

So far, the tactics have worked, and this week, lawmakers will be added again,

this time nudging the Biden administration to go further than it wants

in facilitating the transfer of fighter jets from Poland to Ukraine.

The Biden White House worried about ratcheting up tensions with the Kremlin,

has rejected Poland's offer to move their planes.

Russia over the weekend warned it would view any such delivery as an escalation

and signaled that any such convoys, even American delivered ones, would be considered, quote,

legitimate targets. Alex Ward, who anchors our National Security Daily newsletter,

noted Sunday that the administration has gone out of its way to avoid any moves that could

trigger further conflict with Russia. It has even taken steps back to east tensions, such as canceling Special Operations Training

and delaying missile tests.

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