As U.S. President Joe Biden sought to avoid escalation with Russia over military aid to Ukraine, the American government delayed the supply of tanks, ATACMS missiles and the delivery of F-16 jets to Ukraine – and broadly restricted the use of American-provided weapons on Russian territory and airspace. But in recent weeks, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, a longtime member of U.S. Congress, watched from America as Russian bombs and missiles slammed into Kharkiv while the aggressor nation also conducted t