Three Democratic senators said Thursday they were launching an investigation into the Trump administration's more than five-month pause on new sanctions against Russia related to its war in Ukraine.

“Instead of taking clearly available steps to pressure the aggressors, President Trump is doing nothing and we will be investigating this missed opportunity to push for an end to this war,” Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Chris Coons (Del.), said in a joint statement.

Since President Trump began his second term in January, the United States has not issued any new sanctions against Russia stemming from its invasion of Ukraine — in some cases even easing such restrictions.

Under former President Biden, Washington imposed more than 6,200 sanctions against entities linked to Moscow targeting companies, trade and financial transactions that fuel its war machine — equalling more than 170 new sanctions a month, on average, according to an analysis from

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