John Thune Touts Bipartisan Sanctions To Force Putin To Negotiate Ceasefire 'In Good Faith'

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During remarks on the Senate floor Thursday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) spoke about a series of sanctions on Russia that the US will impose if Putin does not negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine.

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00:00Mr. President, one other topic I want to mention before I get to the main subject today is the war in Ukraine.

00:07For the last four months, President Trump has gone to extraordinary lengths to bring an end to the bloodshed in Ukraine,

00:15and we here in the Senate commend him for those efforts.

00:19Now the ball is in Putin's court.

00:21It's time for him to come to the table in good faith and make a serious proposal for an immediate ceasefire

00:27that can lead to a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.

00:32I hope he realizes it's time to do so.

00:35If not, the Senate stands ready to act.

00:39Thanks to the dogged work of Senator Graham, we have bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by 80 of my colleagues

00:48to impose additional economic sanctions and tariffs on Russia.

00:53If Russia is not willing to engage in serious diplomacy,

00:58the Senate will work with the Trump administration to consider additional sanctions

01:03to force Putin to start negotiating.

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