Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Amy Klobuchar on Saturday joined Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko in a photograph taken at a Ukraine military base, where they traveled to wish the soldiers a happy new year.

The Ukraine president tweeted the photograph with McCain, R-Ariz.; Graham, R-SC; and Klobuchar, D-Minn.:

Прибув на командний пункт в районі Широкіно з Джоном Маккейном, Ліндсі Гремом та Емі Клобучар, щоб привітати наших Воїнів з Новим роком pic.twitter.com/kj2b98kFJ7 — Петро Порошенко (@poroshenko) December 31, 2016

According to a Google translation of his tweet, the Ukrainian president said he "arrived at the command post in the area Shirokino [with] John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Amy Klobuchar to greet our soldiers a Happy New Year."

He also tweeted a video of himself speaking to base personnel, with the three senators standing with him and others at the event:

Разом з @SenJohnMcCain, Ліндсі Гремом та Емі Клобучар привітали наших військових на передовій з Новим роком. Слава українським воїнам! pic.twitter.com/JHYbsxoNRr — Петро Порошенко (@poroshenko) December 31, 2016

Translated, the tweet reads "with @ SenJohnMcCain , Lindsey Graham and Amy Klobuchar welcomed our military at the forefront of the New Year. Thank Ukrainian soldiers!"

Both McCain and Graham earlier this week called on the White House to take action concerning claims that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, reports The Hill.

McCain told Fox News that sanctions could be strengthened against Russia, including "giving defensive weapons to Ukraine so they can defend themselves." Graham has also often called for stronger sanctions and aid to Ukraine.

On Saturday, McCain reiterated his support for Ukraine, posting photos on Twitter of his own:

Spending #NewYearsEve w/ brave #Ukrainian Marines at a forward combat outpost - we stand w/ them in their fight against #Putin's aggression pic.twitter.com/vkz0gdozVV — John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) December 31, 2016

Like McCain, Graham also supports stronger sanctions on Russia. In a Dec. 29 tweet, he said:

I intend to, along with @SenJohnMcCain, lead the effort in the new Congress to impose stronger sanctions on Russia. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) December 29, 2016

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