President Donald Trump has increasingly aired his frustrations with his Russian counterpart over stalled peace negotiations and continued attacks against Ukraine, building momentum in the Senate to move forward with a tough sanctions bill against the Russian Federation.
Until this week, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has remained quiet about the fate of the bipartisan sanctions bill–proposed by Sen. Lindsey Graham and co-sponsored by 84 of his colleagues. The bill would be the toughest package against Russia yet since the beginning of the war.
Thune said on Tuesday that he would like to see Graham’s bill become law, saying it would “send a very strong message” to Putin and also show the “kind of leadership from us” that the Europeans are looking for. Thune added, however, that he will only move the bill forward with complete coordination with the House of Representatives and the White House.
“We want to make sure, when we move it, that we’re coordinating it with the White House, with the House,” Thune said. “It’s a very bipartisan issue here in the Senate. And I’m hoping that we’ll get the other entities in a place where there’s an opportunity for us to get this done.”
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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