Sen. Blumenthal: Zelenskyy Believes That Sanctions Are a Critical Source of Support

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BLUMENTHAL: "It’s crunch time in Ukraine, but it’s also a pivotal moment here in Washington. And our sanctions bill would make a tremendous difference in stopping the flow of revenue to Putin’s war machine. 500% tariffs on any country buying energy products, oil and gas from Russia would target India and China. They buy 70% of it. And the message to China would be, 'We are choking off the revenue flow. We’re putting Putin’s economy on a trade island. And if you continue to support that war machine, you will do no business with the United States or Europe.' And the reaction and support in Europe is absolutely astonishing. We spoke to President Macron when we were in Paris, and he is 100% on board. Germany is as well, which is significant because you’ll remember that Europe used to buy a lot of oil and gas from Russia. It has weaned itself away from it, and that support is critical. Of course, President Zelenskyy believes that these sanctions are a critical source of support, along with more air defense, which he needs desperately to fend off the reign of terror from the skies that Putin is imposing on his people.”