Putin beordrar styrkor att gå in i Ukraina - INVASION NU (2022-02-24)

Halva senaten öppen för att straffa Ryssland

50 amerikanska senatorer vill se utökande sanktioner mot Ryssland om landet inte på ett ärligt sätt engagerar sig i förhandlingarna om en fred i Ukraina, skriver de i ett gemensamt uttalande.

De vill i så fall bland annat införa en 500 procents tull på alla importvaror från länder som köper ryska produkter, till exempel olja och gas.

"Den dominerande uppfattningen i senaten är att Ryssland är angriparen och att detta fruktansvärda krig och Putins aggression måste upphöra nu och avskräckas i framtiden", skriver de och fortsätter:

"Vi delar president Trumps frustration med Ryssland när det gäller att få till en vapenvila."

Finland should “mentally prepare” to eventually restore relations with Russia after the war in Ukraine ends, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Monday during talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

However, he stressed that any thaw in Russian-Finnish relations would depend on Russia ending its war against Ukraine and Finland’s internal debate on how to proceed.

On Sunday, Trump told NBC News he was "pissed off" after Putin criticized the credibility of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and suggested the U.S. could impose secondary tariffs of 25%-50% on buyers of Russian oil.
In a meeting with Baltic foreign ministers last week, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told his counterparts that peace in Ukraine was not guaranteed and indicated the U.S. was still far from securing a deal, according to a summary of the meeting seen by Reuters.
"There is a deep frustration with the Russian government over negotiations," National Security Council spokesperson James Hewitt said. "President Trump was clear he will consider imposing secondary sanctions on all oil coming out of Russia if they are not serious about bringing this conflict to a peaceful resolution."