Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., on Thursday warned of additional sanctions against Russia “to force Putin to start negotiating” an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., are sponsoring a bill that would hit Russia with more economic sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses good-faith negotiations or launches another attack after a peace deal is reached, according to Axios.

“For the last four months, President Trump has gone to extraordinary lengths to bring an end to the bloodshed in Ukraine, and we here in the Senate commend him for those efforts,” Thune said on the Senate floor.

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