Bipartisan Bill to Establish Oversight on Russian Sanctions Introduced
Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., and Rep Susan Wild, D-Pa., introduced a bill that would establish congressional oversight of some U.S. sanctions on Russia. No text has been released yet, and Meuser's office didn't respond to a request for the text by press time.
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Wild put out a statement April 4, after photographs and details of the occupation of Bucha came out. “What Russian troops left behind was a horrific scene not seen in Europe in generations,” she said. “The massacre of civilians -- men, women, children -- is a crime against humanity. We cannot allow ourselves to become numb or turn away from the nightmare of what has taken place in Bucha, because the lives of its surviving residents will never be the same.
“The United Nations Security Council must authorize an independent investigation, and since Russia will almost certainly veto, it is crucial that we immediately find another path to move forward with such an investigation. Democratic countries must investigate and ensure that implicated Russian officials, oligarchs, and their families, are barred from entering their borders. Together, the international community must rally together to send the message that no country -- no matter how powerful its military -- can commit war crimes that go unpunished."