Political and Legislative
The Ukraine Massacre Has the U.S. and Allies Seeking Ways to Punish Putin Through Sanctions
The United States and its allies on Monday began ramping up economic, diplomatic and legal pressure on Russia to punish the Kremlin for apparent massacres of Ukrainian civilians.
Ukrainian leaders welcomed the moves but urged their global supporters to do more, going for the “most severe sanctions” possible.
In Washington, the outrage and calls for action came from across the political spectrum after images and videos posted over the weekend showed dozens of Ukrainian civilians, some with their hands bound, laying dead in Bucha — a suburb of the capital, Kyiv — after Russian forces retreated. There also were reports and images of mass graves containing hundreds of civilians.
