{"id":2428439,"date":"2025-04-28T17:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T21:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-ready-to-help-with-russia-sanctions-if-peace-talks-falter\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T17:32:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T21:32:38","slug":"senate-ready-to-help-with-russia-sanctions-if-peace-talks-falter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-ready-to-help-with-russia-sanctions-if-peace-talks-falter\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate &#8216;ready to help&#8217; with Russia sanctions if peace talks falter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-ready-to-help-with-russia-sanctions-if-peace-talks-falter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2428439&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has expressed that Republicans are prepared to impose new sanctions on Russia if peace negotiations regarding the Ukraine conflict stall.Thune stated that there is &#8220;broad support&#8221; for a bipartisan sanctions bill, co-sponsored by sen. Lindsey graham (R-SC) adn 55 other senators, wich aims to pressure Russia during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-agrees-to-1-month-extension-of-nuclear-site\/\" title=\"Iran agrees to 1 month extension of nuclear site\">ongoing talks<\/a>. Despite a recent ceasefire declared by Moscow, U.S.officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, indicated that the U.S. might withdraw from negotiations if Russia is perceived as uncooperative. The proposed sanctions would target Russian officials and financial institutions and introduce hefty tariffs on nations purchasing Russian energy, aiming to enforce compliance with any potential agreements.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Thune says Senate &lsquo;ready to help&rsquo; with Russia sanctions if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yemen-lgbt-refugees-and-white-supremacy-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-first-foreign-policy-speech\/\" title=\"Yemen, LGBT Refugees, And White Supremacy: Everything You Need To Know About Biden\u2019s First Foreign Policy Speech\">peace talks<\/a> falter<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2108682\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) signaled that Republicans could pass withering new sanctions against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a> if peace talks regarding the war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukraine<\/a> stall out.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If needed, we stand ready to help,&rdquo; Thune told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> as the Trump administration threatens to abandon negotiations with Russia as soon as this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3393643\/white-house-veto-threat-tariffs-senate-challenge\/\">White House threatens veto over Senate challenge to Trump&rsquo;s trade measures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3393658\/brian-schatz-senate-bid-replace-dick-durbin-democratic-whip\/\">Schatz launches Senate bid to replace Durbin as Democratic whip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3393555\/catherine-cortez-masto-democrat-messaging-common-sense-politico-interview\/\">New moderate Democrat leader tells party to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">follow &#8216;common sense&#8217; messaging<\/a> for 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>He predicted &ldquo;broad support&rdquo; for a bipartisan sanctions bill co-sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and 55 other senators, but Thune also made clear he&rsquo;s letting the White House take the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow declared a unilateral ceasefire Monday in its three-year invasion of Ukraine to take effect next week, but President Donald Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3393234\/frustrated-trump-putin-zelensky-ceasefire-deal-russia-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">openly vented<\/a> frustration over a series of drone and missile strikes launched by Russia in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3393112\/trump-zelensky-make-deal-give-up-crimea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> the two sides were &ldquo;close&rdquo; to a deal that would end the conflict, but that the United States was prepared to walk away this week if Russia is perceived as dragging its feet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll see how this week goes,&rdquo; Thune said, referring to Rubio&rsquo;s comments.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/division-for-counter-threat-finance-and-sanctions\/ukraine-and-russia-sanctions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">already has sanctions<\/a> against Russia that predate its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but the new tranche is designed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-debt-surpasses-31-trillion-for-the-first-time-republicans-and-democrats-both-to-blame\/\" title=\"National Debt Surpasses  Trillion For The First Time. Republicans And Democrats Both To Blame.\">place additional pressure<\/a> on Russian President Vladimir Putin during peace talks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3390997\/durbin-wont-rule-out-senate-endorsement-illinois-succession-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>DURBIN WON&rsquo;T RULE OUT SENATE ENDORSEMENT IN ILLINOIS SUCCESSION RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Graham&rsquo;s legislation would impose sanctions on Russian officials and financial institutions if Moscow doesn&rsquo;t negotiate a settlement. If a deal is reached, sanctions would be imposed for any violation of the agreement or subsequent incursions into Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation would also levy a 500% tariff on countries that purchase Russian oil or natural gas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2108682\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2108682\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thune: Senate ready to impose new Russia sanctions if talks fail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2428440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/john-thune-gop-agenda.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34695,50462,38128,54233,3740],"class_list":["post-2428439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bipartisan-support","tag-foreign-policy-2","tag-peace-talks","tag-russia-sanctions","tag-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/john-thune-gop-agenda.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2428439"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2428443,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428439\/revisions\/2428443"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2428440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2428439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2428439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2428439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}