Three Democratic senators have announced the launch of a formal investigation into Washington's failure to increase pressure on Moscow.
The Hill reports this.
Democrats on Trump's pause in sanctions against Russia
Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Elizabeth Warren and Chris Coons released a joint statement criticizing the current administration's policies.
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According to them, since the beginning of Trump's second term in January, the American authorities have not introduced any new sanctions against Russia due to aggression in Ukraine.
However, in some cases, the existing restrictions were even relaxed. In particular, the lifting of sanctions against Syria led to the exclusion of individual Russian banks and institutions from the so-called blacklists.
A New York Times analysis shows a stark contrast with previous policy. Under President Joe Biden, Washington imposed more than 6,200 sanctions on Moscow-linked entities, amounting to more than 170 new restrictions per month.
“Instead of taking entirely accessible measures to put pressure on the aggressor, President Trump is doing nothing, and we will investigate this lost opportunity to end the war,” the parliamentarians noted.
Lawmakers say the lack of new sanctions allows Vladimir Putin to continue his attacks on Ukraine despite Trump's promises to quickly end the conflict.
They called on the administration to enforce existing sanctions and join European partners in increasing pressure on the Kremlin.
The senators stressed that failure to use existing tools emboldens Putin to continue the war and allows violators in China and elsewhere to fuel Russia's war machine.
“The only path to a just and lasting peace is to demonstrate resolve, side by side with our G7 partners, and show Putin that the costs will only rise,” the Democrats said in a statement.
Let us recall that on June 2, the Pentagon temporarily suspended the provision of anti-aircraft weapons to Ukraine.
In particular, Patriot interceptors, GMLRS missiles and other critical systems.
