Congress Is ‘Running Out of Runway’ to Devise Any Russia Sanctions
- Two key senators are pushing to get package passed in Congress
- Democrats, Republicans split on whether to act preemptively
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Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell expressed skepticism about the effectiveness a sanctions bill would have in swaying Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decisions on Ukraine.
“I don’t think Putin will be deterred by any piece of legislation in the Senate,” he said. McConnell said the Nord Stream 2 pipeline should be blocked now and that President Joe Biden already has the authority he needs to enact sanctions.