By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times - Updated: 8:28 p.m. on Thursday, February 17, 2022
The Senate on Thursday settled on a nonbinding resolution affirming U.S. solidarity with Ukraine and condemning Russian aggression in a last-ditch rebuke of the Kremlin after failing to reach an agreement on a long-stalled sanctions bill.
The measure, which “encourages” President Biden to “impose significant costs” should Russia invade Ukraine, stops well short of the “mother-of-all sanctions” bill batted around between the two parties in recent weeks.
But with negotiations stalled on legislation to impose concrete penalties aimed at the Kremlin, lawmakers had little choice but to eke out a bi-partisan tough-on-Russia measure before adjourning for recess as tensions over Ukraine continue to build.
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