The head of an advocacy group founded by former Vice President Pence wrote to the top two Republicans in Congress, urging them to take up and pass a fresh round of sanctions against Russia over its ongoing war in Ukraine.

In a letter obtained first by The Hill, Advancing American Freedom president Tim Chapman called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to take up the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, a bill that would impose 500 percent tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil products.

“There's no question that the threat of shutting down the Russian economy overnight would immediately........

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