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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said first lady Melania Trump<\/a> could play a critical role in winning the White House\u2019s support for congressional sanctions on Russia.<\/p>\n

“I think the first lady is our secret weapon,” Blumenthal said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The remark comes as lawmakers weigh<\/a> whether to advance a Russia sanctions bill that has been in the works for months. The measure enjoys wide bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress, but its future remains uncertain as President Donald Trump recently signaled hesitations about putting his weight behind it.<\/p>\n

The Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 has 84 cosponsors in the Senate and 113 in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

SENATE SIGNALS READINESS TO HIT RUSSIA WITH HARD SANCTIONS IF PEACE DEAL FAILS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

If passed, the sanctions package would grant the President of the United States enhanced powers to block energy sales, block visas, halt investment listings, impose tariffs of up to 500%, and more. Those measures are conditioned on the president’s determination that Russia isn\u2019t engaging in good-faith efforts to end the war.<\/p>\n

Blumenthal, a coauthor of the legislation alongside Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., believes the moment is ripe to advance the package \u2014 even as Trump last week told reporters that “it might not be perfect timing” for new sanctions.<\/p>\n

MELANIA TRUMP DECLARES \u2018THE MOMENT IS NOW\u2019 FOR NEW GLOBAL CHILDREN’S INITIATIVE AT UN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Blumenthal believes the first lady could change the president’s outlook.<\/p>\n

“She is obviously deeply disturbed about the kidnapping of children, which is emblematic of war criminality. I see the need to move our bill as a signal to prove that you can\u2019t slow-walk us and mock us indefinitely,” Blumenthal said.<\/p>\n

GOP PRAISES TRUMP’S POSTURE DURING ALASKA SUMMIT, DEMS CRY FOUL OVER TRUMP’S APPARENT COZINESS WITH PUTIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Melania Trump announced earlier this month that she had engaged in direct communications with Russian President Vladimir Putin over efforts to reunite Ukrainian children that had been abducted amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Through those efforts, she helped secure the return of eight Ukrainian children<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Putin understands only strength and force, military and economic. I\u2019m very hopeful [Trump] will see the urgency of now,” Blumenthal said.<\/p>\n

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told audiences last week that he may bring the bill to a vote in the next 30 days but hinted that parts of the bill may need revision before its consideration.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He did not lay out what areas of the bill need to be addressed.<\/p>\n

The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-senator-says-melania-trump-americas-secret-weapon-against-putins-war-criminality <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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