Sen. Blumenthal urges Congress to block Trump's Russian diesel deal and restore military ...

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Congress should restore sanctions on Russia and resume military aid to Ukraine, particularly air defenses, following Democrats' midterm election victory, according to his post on X on Nov. 7.

In particular, the senator wrote of a "strong pro-Ukraine tailwind" and announced that he was introducing legislation in Congress to increase aid to Ukraine and strengthen sanctions against Russia.

"We must restore the sanctions lifted by [U.S. President Donald] Trump, stop his disgraceful diesel deal, provide [Ukraine with] military assistance, including air defense systems, and take other steps to demonstrate the support needed to bring [Russian President Vladimir] Putin to serious peace negotiations," Blumenthal said.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal also stressed the need to replace the negotiators representing the United States.

"Trump needs new negotiators, not sycophantic pawns who call this brutal killer [Putin] a humanitarian. Congress must act immediately," the senator wrote.

Blumenthal was referring to U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, who described Putin as a "humanitarian" following the release of American citizen Stephen Hubbard on Oct. 21.

Earlier, Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal announced that he had launched an investigation into Ukraine's loss of access to the Starshield satellite communications system and the resulting reduction in its ability to defend against Russian attacks.

The investigation concerned speed restrictions reported by Ukrainian officials on Oct. 14, under which connections to the military-grade Starshield system were disrupted at speeds exceeding 160 kilometers per hour ( 100 mph).

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