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Ayotte Statement Regarding Additional U.S. and European Sanctions on Russia

Statement

Date: Sept. 12, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Trade

U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) released this statement today following the U.S. and European Union's announcement of additional sanctions on Russia's financial, energy, and defense sectors:

"The U.S. and European sanctions announced this week against Russia's financial, energy, and defense sectors represent a positive but insufficient step.

"It's long past time for the U.S. and our European allies to impose expansive economic sanctions against Russian-owned financial, energy, and defense sector companies, as well as sanctions that would prevent foreign financial institutions that do business with Russia from doing business in the United States.

"The U.S. and NATO should also provide the weapons that Kyiv has long requested in order to defend their country.

"A failure to respond with strength to Putin's invasion of Ukraine will invite continued Russian aggression with even more serious consequences for the United States and Europe."


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