Chuck Schumer Slams Trump's 'Wishy-Washy Approach To Putin', Touts Major Bipartisan Sanctions Bill

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During remarks on the Senate floor Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke about a bipartisan Senate bill that would deliver a 'hammer blow' of sanctions on Russia amid unsuccessful ceasefire negotiations.

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00:00Now on Ukraine. Yesterday, Ukrainian forces carried out one of the most significant attacks

00:07against military targets of the entire Ukrainian war. The single best thing President Trump can do

00:14to strengthen Ukraine's hand right now is to show that the U.S. stands firmly behind them

00:21and squarely against Russia. But so far, Trump has not done that. Putin is a clear villain and

00:27a bully. So where is Donald Trump's backbone? Where's his conviction? Where's that toughness

00:33he likes to project? Frankly, senators from both sides of the aisle are getting tired of

00:39Donald Trump's wishy-washy approach to Putin. If Donald Trump won't stand up to him, the

00:46Senate must. I support legislation by Senators Blumenthal and Graham that would land a hammer

00:53blow of sanctions in a tougher way than we ever have done before against Russia. Eighty

01:00senators from both sides of the aisle, including Leader Thune and myself, co-sponsor this bill.

01:07Both sides should quickly finish negotiating any necessary changes to the bill, and then

01:13we should put this sanctions bill on the floor for a vote as soon as possible. It's very much

01:21needed, and it's needed now. But then we must do more. The administration should turn over

01:27every stone to identify more air defense systems that we or our allies can send Ukraine, including

01:33ammunition for its Patriot systems. This will save civilian lives. And the U.S. should keep going

01:40and giving more drone and counter-drone support, greater intel sharing. These are things the

01:48administration could start doing right now.

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