Senate Democrat Calls for Keeping Sanctions Pressure on Russia
Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., urged her fellow lawmakers Feb. 24 to oppose attempts to unwind measures that are designed to pressure Russia to seek peace with Ukraine. Following Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the U.S.…
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imposed sanctions and export controls on Russia and provided arms to Ukraine, noted Warren, who said in a statement that she’s concerned President Donald Trump will make unwarranted concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a bid to end the war. Instead of easing up on Moscow, the Trump administration should be heading off Russia’s attempts to evade U.S. sanctions with the help of China, Iran and North Korea, she said.