U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal spoke Monday about the war in Ukraine.

By Jamil Ragland, CTNewsJunkie.com

Declaring that Ukraine is turning the tide in its ongoing war against Russia, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-CT, is calling on his colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass a sweeping sanctions bill against Russia as part of a strategy to help the beleaguered Ukrainians.

Russia invaded Ukraine in February, 2022.

Blumenthal returned from a six-day trip to Ukraine late Thursday. The sanctions bill, which the Senate passed weeks ago after a direct plea for aid from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is one component of a three priorities Zelenskyy outlined in his visit to Washington. Ukraine also seeks additional air defense munitions and access to Starlink within Russia itself to more accurately target its long-range strikes.

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