Three United States Democratic Senators have initiated an investigation On the refusal of the US president, the Republican, To impose new against Russia Although the invasion of Ukraine continues, as announced by the legislators themselves in a joint statement, this Thursday.
Since he took office in January, Trump has not imposed new sanctions against Moscow. In some cases, even It has more flexible The restrictions, while Russia intensifies its large -scale war against Ukraine.
Democratic senators Jeanne Share, Elizabeth Warren Chris Constorms They asked the administration to impose new sanctions on Kremlin and said they planned to investigate the “Five months pause” Trump about sanctions.
“Americans They should ask Why a president who says he wants to end a great war allows, on the other hand, that the aggressor acts wantonly“The senators said in their statement.
“Americans should ask why a president who says he wants to end a great war allows, on the other hand, that the aggressor acts unbridled.”
The statement followed an analysis of the published on July 2, which found that the Washington impulse deceleration In the sanctions created more opportunities for ghost companies to channel sanctioned goods to Russia.
The former US president imposed an average of 170 new sanctions per month to entities linked to Moscow between 2022 and 2024, according to the NYT. In total, the Biden administration imposed 6,200 sanctions on people, companies, ships and aircraft linked to Russia.
Without new sanctions that maintain pressure on Moscow, the effects of the Biden sanctions regime They have begun to weakenas reported by the NOW. An analysis of commercial records and other data showed that More than 130 companies from China and Hong Kong announce the sale of computer chips sanctioned to Russia. Despite this illegal activity, none of the companies has been sanctioned.
“In addition to suspending key attendance at Ukraine, President Trump has blocked the periodic updates of our sanctions and export controls for five months and countingwhich allows a increasing wave of evaders In China and all the world continues to supply the warlike machinery of Russia, “said Senators Shaheen, Warren and Coons in their statement.
The senators asked Trump to “do Actively comply with sanctions existing against Russia “and urged the Government to associate with the EU and the Nations of the G7 to increase the pressure on Moscow.” Instead of taking clearly available measures to press the aggressors, President Trump You are not doing anything And we will be investigating this lost opportunity to press for the end of this war, “they said.
In addition to allowing US sanctions against Kremlin to continue stagnant, the Trump administration has eliminated sanctions against Karina Rotenbergthe wife of a key ally of the Russian president, and has notably exempted Russia from its broad tariffs on “day of liberation.”
According to several reports, He clogged the bipartisan efforts of Congress to attack the Russian economy. Trump has asked the Republican senators to make a draft sanctions be more flexible and urged to delay the vote on the legislation.
The bipartisan sanctions bill, presented by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Senate Democrat Richard Blumenthal, is looking for Impose a 500% tariff on imports from countries that continue to buy oil and Russian raw materials.
