Ben Cardin: “I just came back from the southern part of Africa where I saw firsthand some of the wildlife issues and corruption and…”

If Putin hates this so much, we're sure that there are a lot of other dictators who would hate this as well.

If we are going to carry this as a value on the international stage, that the United States stands up for human rights and certain values and the rule of law, is it not important that we be willing to apply these sanctions to accomplish…

We need to consider how we deal with that.

You have found the Achilles hill of the Putin regime. They rape, torture and kill with impunity and keep their ill-gotten gains in the West.