WASHINGTON — U.S. senators are close to agreeing on a Russia sanctions bill that could include some penalties even if President Vladimir Putin doesn’t send troops into Ukraine, Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez said.
“There are some sanctions that really could take place up front because of what Russia has already done,” he said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. “Cyberattacks on Ukraine, false flag operations, the efforts to undermine the Ukrainian government internally.”
A Russian invasion “later on” would trigger “devastating sanctions that ultimately would crush Russia’s economy,” Menendez, D-N.J., said. Russia has denied it plans to further invade Ukraine.
