Senators Call for Russian Sanctions to Remain in Place
The leaders of the Senate Banking Committee said that U.S. sanctions on Russia should remain in place until Russian forces stop their intervention in eastern Ukraine, according to opening statements for a March 15 hearing. Until Russia changes its behavior…
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with regard to Ukraine, U.S. sanctions should be targeted and staged according to “realistic conditions,” committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho said (here). “One thing is clear: any reduction to the level of sanctions in the absence of a corresponding shift in Russian behavior will be interpreted as a change in U.S. policy on Russia’s involvement in Ukraine,” Crapo said. Committee ranking member Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, echoed Crapo’s sentiment.