GOP Lawmakers Scramble to Counter 3 Trump Ukraine Moves as Party Leverage Frays
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Updated · POLITICO · Oct 19
GOP Lawmakers Scramble to Counter 3 Trump Ukraine Moves as Party Leverage Frays
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Oct 19
Summary
Republican lawmakers hit a new peak of frustration Monday as they searched for ways to blunt Trump’s Ukraine shift, after he moved to buy Russian diesel, waive sanctions on Moscow and weighed halting intelligence sharing.
Days of unexplained disruptions in Kyiv’s U.S.-controlled satellite defenses deepened the alarm, pushing senators and House members to improvise separate responses rather than mount a unified strategy.
Senate Armed Services Committee members urged Trump to cut a deal limiting Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy targets, while another group held an emergency call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
A third faction threatened to block the administration’s lame-duck agenda, underscoring how little power Republicans in Congress have had to restrain Trump on Ukraine or broader foreign policy.