“Thus, Trump’s allies seek to take advantage of his success in confronting Putin.”, — write: www.unian.ua
Thus, Trump’s allies seek to take advantage of his success in confronting Putin.
Therefore, the US Senate proposes to introduce other restrictions on the Russian Federation / photo ua.depositphotos.comSenators hope to seize the moment as US President Donald Trump reverses his stance on Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, but Republicans remain wary of getting ahead of the leader. The Hill writes about it.
The announcement of sanctions against Russia was welcomed by Kiev and its supporters, so Republican and Democratic senators are preparing the ground for introducing a number of other restrictions against Putin.
In particular, on Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs brought up for consideration three draft laws aimed at inflicting an economic blow on Russia and its henchmen.
“They (the draft laws, UNIAN) provide for the recognition of Russia as a state that supports terrorism for the abduction of Ukrainian children; strengthening the US’s ability to confiscate frozen Russian assets; as well as the authority to impose sanctions against Chinese collaborators of the Russian military,” the material states.
However, as The Hill writes, these bills are unlikely to be passed unless Trump gives the green light.
“I’m not sure anything is going to move without the president’s approval; we’re still trying to work as a team on this. But we’re talking about it every day. I think when the time is right, we’ll implement those plans, but we want to make sure we do it right and we’re clear about the authority we’re giving the president in terms of sanctions. We want to get it right,” added Sen. Mike Rounds (Republican from South Dakota) in an interview with The Hill.
The publication recalled that Trump’s influence on the Republican-controlled Congress has made this body almost irrelevant in his efforts to end the war in Ukraine and Gaza. With the government shutdown and no clear date for the House to return, any vote in the Senate would be blocked in the lower chamber.
“I don’t think Putin is as impressed by Congress as he is by conversations with the president,” emphasized Senator Jim Risch (Republican from the state of Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Meanwhile, Sen. Tom Tillis partially agreed with Risch, but noted that any delay in the Russia sanctions bill is part of coordinating with the White House to show a united front.
“I want to make it clear that we are acting in unison with the president, and I believe that a vote by the US Senate on a sanctions package that is in line with the administration’s wishes will carry more weight. And that they [Росія] it will be noticed,” Tillis added.
For his part, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) has signaled that he may introduce a veto-proof bill that would impose sanctions on foreign countries that buy Russian oil, a measure that has remained in limbo for months due to Trump’s resistance.
“John said we’re going to do it in 30 days, and we’re going to do it in 30 days,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) told The Hill on Wednesday.
Graham is known to be one of the co-authors of the sanctions bill along with Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut). Among the provisions of this draft law is a 500% duty for countries that help finance the Russian Federation’s war in Ukraine.
US sanctions against Russia – the latest newsIt will be recalled that earlier the USA introduced new sanctions against the oil companies “Rosneft” and “Lukoil”. As The Telegraph wrote, US sanctions against Russia will act as a slow poison, because these two companies together provide about half of all Kremlin oil exports. The publication emphasized that now the American stranglehold on the necks of Rosneft and Lukoil will slowly strangle Russian revenues, and not lead to sudden death.
At the same time, CNBC wrote that Russia brought the US and the EU closer together by refusing to sit down at the negotiating table, which is why they simultaneously applied sanctions against it.
“A united front was demonstrated this week when Washington and Brussels announced additional sanctions packages aimed at Russia’s oil and gas industry,” the publication noted.
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