Dem Sen. Murphy: Trump Doesn’t Even Want a Discussion on Sanctions, He’s Worried It Might Upset His Great Friend Putin

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MURPHY: "He’s right that sanctions have not had a practical impact thus far and that is why ours are directly levied on Russia. These next sanctions that we’re talking about that Congress is considering authorizing are actually secondary sanctions. Sanctions that would make it hard for Russia to do business with countries like China and India who are essentially funding wart. So this next set of sanctions could be much more impactful. The problem is in the Senate the Republican leader won’t even bring up a vote, a debate on this bill because Donald Trump doesn’t even want a discussion about these sanctions because he’s so worried that it might upset his great friend Vladimir Putin. What is most impactful and what will be most impactful on this war are more weapons on Ukraine and here’s where Putin has the upper hand. So long as Trump is still opposed to continuing to arm Ukraine, Putin knows that it is just a matter of time before he can gain the advantage. So Putin walks away from the summit with no economic sanctions, with no sense that Trump is going to continue to send weapons to Ukraine and essentially a green light to continue the war on his terms."