Ernst Statement on Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement on the Russia-Ukraine negotiations:

“Just like President Trump, I want an end to this war that never should have started. The president has been working to bring both sides together, but Putin has shown his true colors and again refused to come to the table. I support President Trump’s efforts to get a peace deal done now and will keep working with my colleagues to equip the president to enforce crippling sanctions on Russia if they continue to drag out peace talks and the needless bloodshed.”

Senator Ernst is a cosponsor of Senator Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) bipartisan legislation to introduce primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. She is also leading the bipartisan Global Hunt for Offshore Smuggling and Trafficking (GHOST) Act to strengthen enforcement of U.S. sanctions against Russia.

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