Summary
- Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously passed three bills.
- Bills target Russia as state sponsor of terrorism.
- Legislation proposes seizing Russian assets to aid Ukraine.
This first bill
"would declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism because of their kidnapping of Ukrainian children,"
Shaheen stated.
"We're very excited that in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this morning, we passed out the first three bills that address Russia's unprovoked war in Ukraine,"
Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen told reporters alongside Republican Sen. Thom Tillis and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
The second option "would allow us to move forward, using their repossessed assets from Russia to support Ukraine in this war."
She noted that the third bill aims to stop China's support for the war.
"All of those bills passed unanimously out of committee have strong bipartisan support, and we look forward to getting them to the floor soon,"
said Shaheen.
If and when the sanctions are submitted in the Senate, they will almost certainly pass the chamber quickly. There are presently 85 co-sponsors out of the 100 members.
Prior to Rutte's meeting with US President Donald Trump, the group met.
Plans for a second summit between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were halted Tuesday, according to a White House official, following a "productive" discussion between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
After speaking with Putin over the phone on October 16, Trump declared that he'll meet with the Russian chairman in Hungary in two weeks.
According to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, the Russian and American chairpersons decided to conduct the peak in Budapest.
What specific measures target China and their penalties?
The specific measures targeting China in the Senate bills include assessing profitable penalties and warrants related to China's support for Russia's military conduct in Ukraine. These penalties are designed to press China to curtain back Russia.
Visa denials and travel restrictions for individualities and realities involved in conditioning that jeopardize China's public interests or support Russia militarily. Addition of foreign companies, individualities, and institutions on countermeasures or unreliable reality lists confining their operations.
Profitable warrants including asset freezes, trade restrictions, and import controls particularly on binary- use technologies and sensitive goods. Penalties under China's own laws for crimes involving spying, conspiracy with foreign realities, or conditioning supposedly dangerous to public security, which China uses to avenge or apply its interests.