A top Senate Democrat is warning in harsh terms that Russia must face “consequences” for its actions in Syria and beyond, and that the U.S. “must revisit its overall approach” to the nuclear-armed government of Russian President Vladimir Putin.The blistering statement by Ben Cardin, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a Russia specialist, underscores the growing bipartisan fury in Congress with Moscow as it tangles with the U.S. over Syria and Ukraine and allegedly meddles in America’s elections.The statement also follows the collapse of U.S.-Russian efforts to impose a cease-fire in Syria, and comes as the …read more
Source: POLITICO – U.S. Edition
