Kerry faces backlash over comments linking Russia climate action to improving image amid Ukraine invasion
• John Kerry suggested Russia could improve its image by taking climate action, drawing backlash • Rep. Ro Khanna called Kerry's comments "absurd," saying climate policy doesn't excuse war crimes • Kerry said if Russia reduced emissions it could "open the door for people to feel better" about Ukraine • Sen. Ted Cruz mocked Kerry, comparing the Biden admin to a "continuous SNL skit" • Mike Pompeo called the comments "sick" and said they sacrifice "European lives on the altar of climate extremism"