US senator introduces bill on sanctions against Putin, bypassing Biden In the US

US Senator Marco Rubio introduced a bill to impose personal sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and other leaders of the country in the event of "further invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine." A message about this was published on the senator's website.

The project involves the imposition of sanctions not only against individuals, but also against entire sectors of the Russian economy.

The report emphasizes that it is “critical” that the decision on sanctions does not depend on US President Joe Biden, since he will not decide what constitutes a Russian “invasion” of Ukraine.

“The basis of any strategy to force Vladimir Putin to back down is to make the consequences of the ‘invasion’ extremely painful for the oligarchs who maintain his control over RUSSIA,” Rubio said. “President Biden does not seem to understand that America should demonstrate strength and determination, not weakness. I urge my Senate colleagues to work with me to pass this bill before it's too late," the senator urged.

The document provides for sanctions against Russian companies operating in the energy, financial, mining and aerospace sectors, as well as the disconnection of Russian banks from the SWIFT system.