Congress voted overwhelmingly to sanction Vladimir Putin to try to bring an end to the conflict in Ukraine.
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Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnsonOct 25, 2026The sources support the claim as extracted: the Senate passed the Graham Russia sanctions bill 86-11, the bill includes sanctions on Putin, and Grassley's Q&A and AP reporting describe its aim as ending or forcing an end to the war in Ukraine.
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… Appeasement won't end this war. Pressure will. Have you talked with the White House or the president about that waiver decision? Johnny Ernst is right in her description of Vladimir Putin. We obviously agree. Congress voted overwhelmingly to sanction him to try to bring it into the conflict. Now, I talked to Marco Rubio, secretary of State, at length over the weekend. I talked to the president as well on Saturday. We were together and. And what? There's a lot of nuance to this. …
Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnson · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The Senate overwhelmingly passed the bipartisan Russia sanctions bill 86-11, and Reuters describes Congress as having passed it overwhelmingly.[1][2][3]
Supports. The legislation includes sanctions on Vladimir Putin, senior Russian leaders, Russian financial institutions and energy projects.[1][4][5]
Supports. Sponsors and the Senate Republican Q&A describe the bill as a means to pressure Putin and leverage an end to the war in Ukraine.[1][3]
Context. The House passed the bill 262-159, a clear majority but less lopsided than the Senate vote; Trump signed it in mid-September per Reuters.[2][4][6]
Context. Later reporting says Trump issued a waiver of the sanctions in October, but the claim concerns the vote and its purpose, not later implementation.[2][7]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 4 not rated
- 1Senate passes Russia sanctions bill pushed by late Sen ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Republican backlash over Russia policy poses challenge for Trump in Congressreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3Q&A: Russia Sanctions Pave Way to Peacegrassley.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4US Congress passes Russia sanctions billdw.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5US Congress passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill - War in Ukraineenglish.ahram.org.eg · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Congress passes sweeping US sanctions bill targeting Russiaaljazeera.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Trump puts new Russia sanctions on holdamp.dw.com · not rated · cited for: context
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