Senators who hope to pass a package of Russia-related bills sometime soon are hoping to leverage gathering momentum in both Washington and Europe to dry up more of Russia’s pool of warfighting funds.
But Ukraine still lacks all the weapons its leader says the country needs to defend itself, starting with Tomahawk cruise missiles — and it is not clear if those systems will ever be sent or if America will ever again spend its own appropriations to arm Ukraine.
In Washington, once lawmakers resolve the impasse over funding the government, a bipartisan group of senators is hoping for what they are calling “Russia Week” — a chance to pass bills such as broad Russia sanctions and legislation spelling out a process to send to Ukraine $5 billion in frozen Russian assets under U.S. jurisdiction.
