Democracy Elizabeth Warren (Mass).
Trump has promised to resolve the dispute between the two countries during the campaign, but the peace talks so far have not been fruitful.
“Six months later, our allies and opponents are waiting for whether President Trump will follow the belated threat and continue to threaten to act ongoing aggression against Russia,” Warren and Shaheen wrote. “They are waiting to see if his administration’s actions will be carried out with a goal of focusing on Russia and its promoters.”
“While the next step may be uncertain, the Trump administration’s inaction pattern over the past six months is clear,” the duo continued in the report. “The American people should understand the extent to which the president is reluctant to use his broader authorities to help end the Russian war.”
The White House did not immediately respond to Hill’s request for comment.
The president could increase sanctions on buyers of Russian and Russian oil and gas last month if no ceasefire was reached in a three-year conflict.
Warren and Shaheen slammed Trump for withdrawing from basic sanctions and export controls after returning to the Oval Office, directing him to express a “lack of commitment” after urging a group of seven leaders to reduce sanctions from Russia and rejected the G7 proposal, which plans to undermine Russian oil exports.
According to data analyzed by minority workers, the Trump administration “has not enforced Russian layoffs” in the first six months of its second term, falling from at least 16” action sets to zero from the first six months period.
“Before taking office, senior Trump administration officials had forcibly argued that the Biden administration should impose more serious restrictions on Russian oil exports, which is the Kremlin’s main source of income.” “However, the president’s term exceeds six months, the new administration has failed to raise sanctions on Russian oil targets – even if experts point out that the scope of sanctions now is larger and can reduce Russian oil revenue without having a significant adverse impact on global energy prices.”
It added: “The Trump administration has forced the EU and the UK to take more forward-looking actions against Russian oil.”
Russian leaders were shocked by the idea of Trump’s severe sanctions and continued to strike against Ukraine.
“Trump issued the last tower to the Kremlin. The world trembles, expects consequences,” wrote Dmitry Medvedev, vice-president of the Russian Federation Security Council, in an article on social platform X after Trump threatened “severe” tariffs.
“The warlike Europe is disappointed. Russia doesn’t care.” Medvedev was formerly president and prime minister.
Republican lawmakers have considered imposing economic restrictions on the Kremlin but have left the decision to the president. In recent months, he has expressed contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin to help resolve the conflict.
“I think he’ll be very careful about what he does.” Senator Mike Rudes (Rs.D.) said when asked on the mountain if Trump could trust Trump to impose fees on Putin. “But I think he’s obviously disappointed with Putin, and I think he’s now realizing that many of us are right.”
Unless a portion of Ukraine is handed over to Russia, Putin largely refused to entertain the ceasefire unless a portion of Ukraine is handed over to Russia, a measure that Ukrainian President Vorodimir Zelensky rejected.
Trump said Wednesday that instead of direct economic attacks on Russia, he raised tariff prices by 25% on Moscow’s main trading partners. Special envoy Steve Witkoff also met with Putin on Wednesday, two days before the sanctions will take effect.
Warren and Shaheen urged the Trump administration to do more.
“The Government should announce to the Uniform Front that it is clear to Russia that once we are, our global alliance, including the EU and its member states, can only unlock opportunities for our major economies and financial centres, see that Russia has impartially committed to maintaining a just peace in Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integration,” they wrote. ”
“However, in addition to refusing to identify Russia as an aggressor with our G7 partners, the Trump administration has provided extensive sanctions relief, as well as other concessions, without directly involving partners who also impose unprecedented sanctions and export controls.”
“This only benefits the Kremlin, which is eager to split the United States and Europe,” the Democrats added.