Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), who’ve been pushing for a Russia sanctions invoice, on Monday hailed President Trump’s menace of harder sanctions on Moscow if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t wind down his nation’s assaults on Ukraine within the coming weeks. “It’s lengthy overdue for the monetary backers of Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine to pay a worth for purchasing …

Sending Ukraine offensive weapons may push Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating desk, retired Adm. James Stavridis, the previous NATO supreme allied commander, mentioned on Monday. Talking forward of the announcement of the U.S.-NATO weapons deal for Ukraine, Stavridis mentioned he hoped the deal would “transfer past strictly defensive weapons, such because the Patriot missiles, that are the air protection techniques that the …

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) mentioned in a CNN interview on Monday that current State Division layoffs affecting a whole lot of individuals have been in all probability seen as excellent news by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I believe the parents who’re celebrating this resolution are our adversaries — China goes to be celebrating; Vladimir Putin goes to be celebrating,” Van Hollen instructed CNN’s John Berman. “And our allies …