/RUSSIA: Eight U.S. Senators Revive Russia Sanctions Push: POLITICO

A bipartisan group of eight U.S. Senators met virtually on Monday evening to "hammer out a Russia sanctions bill that would bolster U.S. efforts to deter Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine," multiple sources told POLITICO.

• "The preliminary talks between the four Democrats and four Republicans revolve around Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez’s (D-N.J.) “mother of all sanctions” legislation, which as written authorizes a slate of harsh financial penalties that would kick in only after any Russian invasion of Ukraine. (...) But Republicans supportive of sanctioning Russia want at least some penalties imposed before any invasion –– rather than after the fact, as President Joe Biden's administration currently plans."
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