E (7:51)

Be even harsher sanctions? And the reason I ask is because obviously August 15th, I believe it was, was the summit in Alaska where President Trump was hoping that Vladimir Putin would agree to any sort of cease fire. And not only did he not get a cease fire, Putin, since the US Literally rolled out the carpet for him in the United States of America, on American land, Putin has upped the tenor of the war. Some of the worst attacks on Ukraine have happened since then. And I'm wondering if President Trump, you think, needs to be even more aggressive.

F (8:29)

Well, this is step one. The President and Congress has talked multiple times what the next step might be. We have been in briefed or we've been in briefings, we've been been in classified settings. This is, this is literally the first step to put more pressure on Russia if we need to. I believe we probably will. I don't think Putin is someone that's going to pay attention the first time his hand is slapped. I Think you're going to see this get ratcheted up farther and farther to the point to where either we're going to bring them to their knees economically or they're going to decide that fighting in Ukraine isn't worth it. At the same time, I wouldn't be surprised if you start seeing us give the accessibility to new weapons for Europe to buy, for Ukraine to be able to fight against Russia and their aggression in Ukraine. As I said, Jake, this is just the first, first step, but this is the first step of a lot of options we have on the table.

A (9:25)

It's very clear, as you could hear there from Senator Mullen, that this is a new path forward. We tried to have, well, diplomacy work, and obviously, Vladimir Putin is not working in that way. So, as he described it, we can bring them to their knees economically or they can decide that fighting Ukraine isn't worth it. This is the first step of a lot of options we have on the table.

C (9:48)

And.

A (9:48)

And there also seems to be real unity behind this idea. As you know, the senators are behind it. But what is the House side saying? Mike Johnson, on the Russian sanctions, here's what he had to say as well.

D (10:01)

Now, thank you so much for being here, Speaker Johnson, because you had said before that you thought sanctions on Russia were long overdue. In your words, do you think that these moves tonight go far enough? Well, it's a very important step. We applaud the president. He's returning peace through strength. And that's a common theme now that we've seen exhibited around the globe the strength of his personality. You heard the UN Secretary General who you caught earlier this afternoon. He said in his own words, president Trump is the only figure on the planet strong enough to help bring an end to that war. And you have to compel Russia to engage in the peace process. They've shown they cannot be trusted. There's a big appetite in Congress to have sanctions like this, and I think it's a very important step.

A (10:43)

Yet again, you see unity between Republicans in the Senate, Republicans in the House, and the President of the United States of America. Which brings us back to what Trump has now said about these new sanctions. Trump said of the sanctions, quote, it was time. He described the sanction on Russia's oil giants as very big and tremendous. During a meeting with the NATO Secretary General, he expressed that the meeting with Putin was canceled because he. It didn't feel right to me. It didn't feel like we were going to get to the place we have to get. Earlier this year, Trump threatened Tariffs and secondary sanctions. If Russia did not agree to a cease fire. For example, he said he might impose a 25 to 50% tariff on oil from Russia on countries buying Russian oil. Trump also expressed frustration with Vladimir Putin saying, quote, we get a lot of bull blank thrown at us by Putin. We want a deal, but we weren't seeing it. The president also has backing. The majority of Republicans support additional economic sanctions on Russia. For example, a recent poll shows 86% of Republicans back further sanctions to force an end to the war. Now, some Republicans, including those in the White House, had also delayed pushing for sanction legislation until a possible Trump Putin meeting, indicating hesitation that if they did put the sanctions on beforehand, it could actually hurt the talks. But now the President has made it clear there's a shift. And it suggests that Trump administration is moving or being pushed by conservatives for a tougher stance on Russia that perhaps was not there weeks ago. It also signals to Russia and to buyers of Russian energy that the US Is united and willing to escalate economic tools, not just diplomacy. And for allies, the US Is implicitly inviting coordination. The treasury statement, we encourage, quote, our allies to join us, signaling that other countries may want to do the exact same thing in their country that America is doing right now. And finally for Ukraine, it may increase leverage by pressuring Russia, but it does not automatically guarantee a ceasefire or an end to the war. When you're dealing with someone like Vladimir Putin who doesn't even care about his own people, this could drag on, but for the global energy and trade flow, targeting Russia's oil sector, as President Trump has decided to do, can affect global markets and hurt Russia significantly, which is exactly why the President, United States of America is leading in this way. We also know that the US Will follow up with more sanctions Russian banks on buyers of Russian energy or shipping and transport to deepen the pressure, there's a very good chance that is going to be needed. And then what will happen to Russian oil buyers like China and India? How will they respond? What we do know now is this is a new pathway in negotiations with President Trump and Vladimir Putin. And it's clear that Donald Trump isn't messing around. Thank you for listening to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever you're listening to this podcast right now. And for more in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson Podcast and.

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