Sanctions bill targets China for enabling Putin’s war in Ukraine

04/08/2025 21:37 Washington Post

The bipartisan legislation was introduced as tensions soared between Washington and Moscow, which has spurned President Donald Trump’s bid to end the Ukraine war.

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