Posted on 05/22/2025 10:49:41 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Senate Majority Leader John Thune warned President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that if he does not "make a serious proposal for an immediate ceasefire" with Ukraine, the Senate will pass new sanctions against the Russian government.
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"If Russia is not willing to engage in serious diplomacy, the Senate will work with the Trump administration to consider additional sanctions to force Putin to start negotiating," Thune said Thursday.
This comes the same week Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned senators in a hearing that if "you start threatening sanctions, the Russians will stop talking."
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The bill also would set a 500% tariff on goods imported from countries that buy Russian oil.
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Some Republican senators have been urging more immediate action against Putin.
"I've waited long enough," Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) told Semafor's Burgess Everett, adding, "And it's pretty clear to me that Putin has been jerking us around for months."
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I don’t think Trump is going to put tariffs on China and India in the middle of trade negotiations
“President Thune”
How about avoid foreign entanglements?
It's telling Thune the buffoon is more interested in pushing a globalist agenda than being focused on the getting the bill passed today in the House passed into law.
Sen. Doofus (R, Deep St) is interfering in the president’s foreign policy
“The moment there is a ceasefire the coalition of the willing can operate on Ukrainian soil” — Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken says France, Uk, Belgium and others will move in troops into Ukraine instantly when the fighting stops. Russia cannot agree to a ceasefire because of that."
ChatGPT: How many sanctions have been imposed on Russia?
Since 2022, 16,500 different sanctions have been imposed on Russia but the US, UK, and EU.
President Trump wants a ceasefire I support Trump so as far as I’m concerned you can dig a tunnel to hell and stay there with your propaganda.
Recent Press Releases
Thune: Senate Ready to Equip Trump in Ukraine Peace Talks
“If Russia is not willing to engage in serious diplomacy, the Senate will work with the Trump administration to consider additional sanctions to force Putin to start negotiating.”
May 22, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor:
Thune’s remarks below (as delivered):
“For the last four months, President Trump has gone to extraordinary lengths to bring an end to the bloodshed in Ukraine, and we here in the Senate commend him for those efforts.
“Now the ball is in Putin’s court.
“It’s time for him to come to the table in good faith and make a serious proposal for an immediate ceasefire that can lead to a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
“I hope he realizes it’s time to do so.
“If not, the Senate stands ready to act.
“Thanks to the dogged work of Senator Graham, we have bipartisan legislation – cosponsored by 80 of my colleagues – to impose additional economic sanctions and tariffs on Russia.
“If Russia is not willing to engage in serious diplomacy, the Senate will work with the Trump administration to consider additional sanctions to force Putin to start negotiating.”
Bone Crushing!
he minute there is a ceasefire that is exactly the point. Brits, Poles, Germans, French etc will flood into Ukraine and embed right with the Ukes as “peacekeepers”. Logistics will flow and refit, repair and rest will begin. We will flood in every missile and drone we can. F-16s will swarm into Ukrainian bases and start no-fly “peacekeeping” patrols.
And the Ukes SBU and other groups will continue their waves of assassinations, terror bombings, infrastructure attacks etc. They can do so in confidence that Russia cannot make a move without engaging NATO forces.
But Russia plays Chess, not Checkers. They see this 30 day cease-fire scam coming a mile away.
Why threaten Russia with more sanctions while European countries are still buying oil products from them?
Isn’t the “Bone Crusher” a WWE move?
LOL !! 😅 😆
Get a real job Ukie propaganda spammer.
Whose president? Yours is Putin.
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