After spending four years on the defensive about former President Donald Trump’s often-conciliatory posture toward Moscow, Republicans are hoping for their own Russia reset this week
In response to Cruz’s gambit, a large group of Democratic senators unveiled legislation on Wednesday that would impose biting sanctions on Russia — including on Nord Stream 2 — if Moscow invades its neighbor. The plan, Democrats say, preserves Biden’s ability to use the not-yet-operational pipeline as leverage to convince Putin to back down.
The clash between the two legislative courses on Russia may not break along easy party lines this week. Democrats warn that Cruz’s bill would splinter the U.S. from European allies, undermining Biden’s push for trans-Atlantic unity in the face of Russia’s aggression. They say Cruz is rooting for Biden to fail and hoping to prop up his own presidential ambitions.
“You might get 95 senators voting for that, maybe 99,” added Sen. Ben Cardin , a top Foreign Relations Committee member, said of the Menendez proposal, which is backed by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. “There’s a view that that’s being used for cover on the Cruz vote, which I don’t see it as that.” “At this point, the only thing that’s changed is that instead of a Republican in the White House, there’s a Democrat in the White House,” Cruz said. “And an awful lot of Senate Democrats right now seem perfectly willing to put partisan loyalty above national security.”
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Binance taps former central bank exec to push compliance in CIS and RussiaA strategic move for binance. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is increasing compliance in the Commonwealth of Independent States, Russia and Ukraine, one of the world’s biggest mining regions.
Read more »
Germany's chancellor must show leadership on Russia - Ukraine envoyGermany's new Chancellor Olaf Scholz must show more leadership in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and take bold steps to force the Kremlin to the negotiating table rather than just rely on dialogue, Kiev's envoy to Berlin told Reuters.
Read more »
‘He Can’t Be Controlled’: Kanye West Plans Sit-Down With Putin in RussiaWest will also meet the Trump-connected Russian billionaire Aras Agalarov, who set up the infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting before the election.
Read more »
Kanye West Wants to Meet Putin, Build Business Empire in RussiaYe wants to be considered an everyday Ruski in the near future.
Read more »
Kremlin expresses little optimism after US-Russia talksWhite House press secretary Jen Psaki said it was “too early to tell whether the Russians are serious about the path to diplomacy or not,” or whether they will use the talks as a &8220…
Read more »
EU allies coordinate stance with US ahead of NATO-Russia talksNATO and Russian officials will gather in Brussels in a high-stakes meeting to discuss Ukraine border tensions. Both sides had stopped talking after Moscow annexed Crimea in 2014.
Read more »