Rep. Michael McCaul says he hopes Russian troops will take the lead on the removal of chemical weapons from Syria.

Praising the U.S-Russia accord on Syria, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Russia has the most leverage to successfully disarm Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Russian President Vladimir Putin "is in a unique position, rather than the president, to get this done.” McCaul told said on "Fox New Sunday." “He’s now come forward as a leader and he owns this.”

McCaul, a Texas Republican and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) agreed that while the U.S. should be involved in verifying that the chemical weapons had been eliminated, no U.S. troops should be deployed in Syria.

“It can be done without a shot fired, and hopefully without any American troops on the ground,” McCaul said.