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SD Senator John Thune Supports US Sanctions on Russia

SD Senator John Thune Supports US Sanctions on Russia

Senator John Thune Photo: WNAX


The US and its allies moved quickly this week to issue a number of wide-ranging sanctions on Russia and its leader Vladimir Putin following the invasion of Ukraine.
South Dakota Senator John Thune says he supports the moves by the Biden Administration…

Thune says the west has to be in agreement on sanctions for them to be effective….

Thune says sanctions need to hit Putin and the people around him…

Thune says the US needs to support Ukraine with military supplies short of putting boots on the ground.

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