Republican Senator is getting ready to leave Washington without advancing a major ban bill against Russia, giving discretion to President Trump whether to follow his threats against Russian President Vladimir Putin if he refuses to stop his war against Ukraine.
Trump has given Putin a deadline of August 8 to Putin to fight Russian oil importing countries or to prevent risk. As a preview, He announced 25 percent tariff on IndiaA major importer of Russian energy. This draft is much below the 500 percent secondary tariff power Congress in the draft law.
While the Senate Ukraine Hawks wanted to see the bills of his sanctions before the break of the month, he eventually left the decision in Trump’s hands for at least summer.
“I think he is very careful what he does,” Sen Mike Rounds (Rs. D.) said that the hill asked whether Trump could be trusted to cost Putin.
“But I think he is clearly disappointed in Putin and I think he is now coming to recognize that many of us were right.”
Democrats have expressed doubts that Trump would punish Putin, even the President has increased disappointment with the Russian leader’s refusal to accept the ceasefire.
Trump said on Friday he ordered a nuclear submarine in the region, which was due to the dangers of the use of nuclear weapons from the former Russian President, the current vice -president of the Security Council and the frequent online stimulant Dimitri Medvedev.
Trump posted on his social media site Truth Social, “The words are very important, and often can give rise to unexpected results, I hope it will not be one of those examples.”
Trump told reporters on Thursday that his special messenger, Steve Witcoff, is expected to travel to Russia after a visit to Israel on Friday.
Trump described Russia’s ongoing attacks against Ukraine as “disgusting”.
“We have about eight days. … We are going to ban,” he said.
Even when Trump has reduced Russia’s deadline to be serious about peace talks, President Putin is impacting the impact of US financial punishment on the country.
“I don’t know that the restrictions bother him. You know about the restrictions. I know better than the restrictions, and tariffs and everything else. I don’t know if it has any effect. But we are going to do it.”
While the United States has extended continuous sanctions on Russia throughout the war, the Senate Bill would have marked a major economic growth, seeking to separate Moscow from business partners, who have saved their warship economy.
“Maintaining financial pressure on Russia, and especially after its oil revenue, is important to include and limit the current and future military and foreign policy options of Russia,” experts from the Center for Strategic and International Studies Written in a report Last month end.
Russia’s trading partners will also risk shocks in the global energy market and move on to American relations with major economies such as India, China and Brazil.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen James Sixah (R-Idaho) said that what sanctions are imposed-Russia passes from Trump’s deadline-“Talking with the hill on Friday,” is a task in progress. ,
Sen Richard BlueMamel (D-Con), with Russia’s co-layer with Sen Lindsay Graham (Rs), said that if Trump was proposing the Senate, Trump saw it as a victory at the fifth place as well.
“We propose 500 percent in our bill. If it is 250 percent, I can live with it even though it is 100 percent, probably. But you should implement bone-covered restrictions that will prevent them from fueling Russia’s war machine,” Bluental said.
The Connecticut Senator said that as long as he expects to give a green light to John Thyun (Rs.), The leader of the Senate majority for Trump, to bring the bills of restrictions to the floor, Bill has already shifted the US policy.
He said, “It has given credibility and speed to the idea of restrictions so that now, even President Trump, who was Putin’s best friends, is giving him a deadline to stop war or face restrictions,” he said.
Sen Jean Shaheen (DN.H.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, pointed to 25 percent of Trump’s tariff on India as a proof of this effect. Indian state oil refiners have already gone Stop importing Russian oilThe tariff is set to be effective on 7 August with sets.
“Clearly, India was focusing on it. I think it is a positive progress that the President is looking at the ways in which he can put more pressure on Russia,” he said.
Graham said that Trump “has adopted the principle of the case” – going after countries that buy Russian oil and do not help Ukraine.
“He can do it through executive action, or with bill,” he said. “I think the bill, as you say, gives him length, and we are in good discussion, so stay.”
But some Republican senators pointed to an omission opportunity to postpone the Graham-blunt bill before one vote.
The Senate Pete Rickets (NEB) said, “I don’t think there are enough restrictions on Russia. I think we should hammer them and ensure that Ukraine’s armed,” Sen Peat Rickets (NEB) said, the number 2 Republican, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Rounds told The Hill that he believes that it is time to put the bill of restrictions on the floor.
Sen Steve Danes (R-Mont.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Deputy Committee on Europe and Regional Safety Cooperation, said that he wanted a Senate vote on the ban package so that the House could be ready to take it when returned in September.
“I think that in your tool chest, he is ready to go to the tool, will be a good thing and will maintain pressure on Russia,” he said.
“I think it gives [Trump] More leverage. You can always prepare it to go, send it to the House if needed and then to the President’s table. I think this is not a bad strategy. ,
Sen John Curtis (R-Yuta), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee also agreed.
“I think that’s why it is important to us that it is ready and ready – it gives it [Trump] An option, and the more option he has, ”he said.
Senate Armed Service Committee Chairman, Sen Roger Wicker (R-Mis) told The Hill on Wednesday that the theme was “absolutely aware” about its desire to vote on the bill of Russia sanctions before August holiday.
“I definitely think it would be an excellent thing.”
The Theun’s office on Friday told The Hill that there was no scheduling announcement related to the Graham-Blondal Bill.
