Washington DC, Feb. 4 -- US Congressman and co-chair of the India Caucus, Rich McCormick said that the US wants to make it arduous for Russia to continue funding for its war.

McCormick, in a conversation with ANI, said that they didn't want Russia anywhere near NATO.

He said, "We want to cut Russia off entirely, make it hard for them to continue to prosecute this war, and get rid of their bullying in Europe. Ukraine is a top-five country of resources when it comes to titanium, steel, cobalt, lithium, and uranium. 70% of Europe's wheat is produced in Ukraine," he said.

McComrick further said, "I think it is incredibly important to the stability of that region. We certainly don't want Russia any closer to other NATO allies... Russia only...