![]() ![]() He's wanted to invade Ukraine for years and he did so already in 2014. Putin didn't just wake up one day and decide he wanted to invade Ukraine. If we don't come together today, Ukraine risks getting wiped off the map altogether. The Senate in just a few hours will vote on a bill that represents the best way to deter Putin from invading Ukraine by sanctioning the company that is racing to finish and make operational the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which Putin desperately wants completed so that he can use it as a cudgel against our European allies. Russian tanks and troops are right now massed on the Ukrainian border and they are preparing for invasion. Today, each of us will be faced with a momentous question: Can we put petty differences aside and can we come together to defend our friend and our ally Ukraine against imminent Russian aggression? President, the eyes of history are upon us. The eyes of history are upon us and this body Republicans and Democrats to rise to the occasion.” “And days or weeks or months from now - If we turn on the television set and see Russian tanks in the streets of Kiev, the reason will be that the United States Senate heard the pleas of our Ukrainian allies and we turned a deaf ear to them. And I would note, he's not crazy to believe that.” “Putin believes that once he brings Nord Stream 2 online, and once he's changed the region through invasion, that no one will have the will to impose sanctions. And I have trouble believing anyone in this chamber actually takes this argument seriously, nor should they. “Another argument that we will hear is that sanctions should be kept in our pocket, we should reserve them for use later, in the case of a Russian invasion. Now, I would note, this is not what our Ukrainian allies advocate. “If Senate Democrats put partisan loyalty above national security, If they vote, simply by party line, It will dramatically increase the chances of a violent Russian invasion of Ukraine.” Today will be one of our very last chances to stop Nord Stream 2, and to stop an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine.” ![]() Here's what he said: Quote, “Only if the sanctions are applied prior to the armed conflict would they become a prevention mechanism for any possible escalation.” That's the president of Ukraine, begging the members of this Senate to vote in favor of the bill on the Floor today. “I can tell you, Ukrainian president Zelenskyy has very explicitly addressed this issue. Ukraine's Prime Minister said last week Nord Stream 2 is quote, ‘No less an existential threat to Ukraine’s security and democracy than Russian troops on our border.’ That's the Prime Minister of Ukraine begging this body, the United States Senate, to help them.” Ukraine's President and Prime Minister and Speaker of the Parliament have all explicitly and passionately done so in recent days. Our Ukrainian allies are crying out for us to do so. “When this debate is over, each of us will have to decide whether he or she will vote to finally and definitively put an end to this pipeline through mandatory sanctions. Russian tanks and troops are right now massed on the Ukrainian border and they are preparing for invasion.” Today, each of us will be faced with a momentous question: Can we put petty differences aside and can we come together to defend our friend and our ally Ukraine against imminent Russian aggression? This isn't theoretical. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), spoke this morning in anticipation of a vote the Senate will take later today on his legislation imposing immediate sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline:
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