Senate Democrats are powerless to stop Donald Trump from easing sanctions against Russia after he takes office. But they’re determined to make Trump and Republicans pay a political price if he does.
Trump’s appetite for warmer relations with Russia is drawing partisan fire in the Senate, even as a top adviser said the president-elect is undecided on whether to lift the sanctions that President Barack Obama imposed in response to Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine. Yet Democrats are ready to push for a stronger sanctions strategy, even if all they can do is prod Republicans to say publicly whether they’d let …read more
Source: POLITICO – Europe Edition
