Amid an invasion by Russian troops in Ukraine, one central Illinois Congressman thinks the United States can do more to help Ukraine.

Calling Russan an 'existential threat' to the rest of the world, Congressman Darin LaHood said the first move the U.S. needs to take is to send more defense weapons to Ukraine.

In addition, the Dunlap Republican said the U.S. should continue to 'ratchet down sanctions' against the Russian regime. In a report over the weekend, 3-hundred 53 Ukrainian citizens are dead from the invasion that began in late February.