Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday left the door open to holding a vote on a bill to sanction Russia over its years-long battle against Ukraine.

His comments came shortly after Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) indicated the Senate could vote on a Russia sanctions bill — led by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) — by the end of the month, and after President Trump said on Tuesday that he was looking at the legislation “very strongly.”

“I don't know any details yet but I know there’s an interest in that in the House side, so we’ll have to see,” Johnson told reporters in the Capitol when asked about the Senate bill.

“Vladimir Putin has shown an unwillingness to be reasonable and to talk seriously about brokering a peace, and I think we have to send them a message, that’s my view,” he added.

Johnson had........

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