Richard Blumenthal: “If they're on the books and they're not enforced, they're dead letter.”

This trip was exhilarating because Ukraine is clearly making progress; it's turning the tide.

This settlement is a very commendable and welcome step forward, but it is incomplete.

But they also raise a broader question: whether the Navy can sustain the operational tempo now being demanded of its carrier force

This kind of sanctions bill, throttling the flow of revenue to [Putin’s] war machine, could undercut completely his ability to wage this brutal, murderous war.