Richard Blumenthal are urging quick action by the US as Russia escalates its war in Ukraine, including the passage of a bipartisan bill they’ve introduced implementing sanctions on Moscow that they say could be the “sledgehammer” President Donald Trump needs to end the conflict.

Ukraine, Russia, and much of the rest of the world are awaiting a planned “major statement” on the conflict by US President Donald Trump amid a flurry of diplomatic activity from Washington to Kyiv.