House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday accused President Trump's administration of kowtowing to Russian President Vladimir Putin rather than standing up for Ukraine, as the war between the countries stretches more than three years after Moscow's invasion.

"There's strong bipartisan support for sanctions against Vladimir Putin and Russia, and it's unfortunate that the Trump administration has spent months playing footsie with Vladimir Putin, and some would suggest bending the knee to an enemy of this country," Jeffries told CNN's Wolf Blitzer during a Wednesday appearance on "The Situation Room."

The Democratic leader argued that there should be no question about where the U.S. stands between........

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