When the Senators want to, they can vote without bowing to the diktat of Trumpoleon. About Ukraine and a new round of sanctions against Russia, they did it. They move forward on the legislation to penalize countries that continue to buy Russian oil, gas and other exports, like India, China or Turkey. With indirect customs duties, the aim is to dry up the russian war budget. At last!
This vote was a bipartisan 86-12 procedural vote, which is enough rare these days on the Hill, in Washington, to be undderlined. A consensus seems to be emerging in the Senate and elsewhere: the only way to end the war started by Russia is to win it—and help Ukraine win it by giving Vladimir Vladimirovitch a very sound thrashing.
Does Mr Krasnov agree? Not sure…