Republican lawmakers are furious with the president that of Donald Trump dismissal of Ukraine — and powerless to stop it.
That frustration reached a new peak Monday as they sought to respond to the president’s decision. buy Russian diesel, lift sanctions against Moscow and potentially stop sharing information with Ukraine. These movements, associated with days of unexplained disturbances in kyiv’s U.S.-controlled satellite defenses, left it to them to address the new divide between Washington and kyiv.
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee are invited to Asset reach a deal with Ukraine that would limit its strikes on Russian energy targets. Another group of lawmakers had an emergency call with the Ukrainian leader. A third faction has threatened to derail the administration’s lame agenda.
The disparate responses reflect an undercurrent of Republican angst over an administration that has largely ignored Congress on Ukraine and foreign policy in general — and the lack of a coordinated response from the Legislature. And they point out how weak the power is Trump’s his own party had to curb its attacks on long-standing allied relations.
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