I traveled to Ukraine and saw firsthand the devastation Russia's war has caused, including acts of terrorism and genocide.
We are delegitimizing Russia's imperial project.
On February 24, of course, Russia initiated its premeditated, brutal, and illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Half of its sovereign assets, as you mentioned, Ranking Member Risch, they are blocked outside Russia.
We should be working to confiscate those funds and use Russia's own money to finance the reconstruction of Ukraine.
The kinds of things that you are doing are the ones that are going to bring Russia to heel.
Putin obviously gets very little advice from anywhere. He treats the world like they are fools.
If we get this wrong, we risk not only billions of dollars in U.S. and allied economic hardships.
Unfortunately, the Biden administration has squandered the position of strength it inherited from the previous administr...
I urge the Administration to prioritize North American energy production and infrastructure.
In February of this year, 2022, a senior White House official claimed the sanctions imposed on Russia for invading Ukrai...