Senators Urge EU to Sanction Russian National
Five Senate Democrats asked the European Union to sanction a U.S.-designated Russian national for his involvement in U.S. election interference, according to a March 12 letter. In the letter, Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Jack…
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Reed, D-R.I., and Mark Warner, D-Va., said Yevgeniy Prigozhin and his firms, which include the Wagner Group, a Russian paramilitary organization, are “actively engaged in spreading malign influence.” Due to the “broad reach and expanding nature of Prigozhin and the Wagner group’s malign activities abroad, we urge the European Union to take steps to constrain their ability to operate and to deter the Kremlin from engaging in these activities.” The senators added that U.S. sanctions are “only as strong as our multilateral alliances,” and said U.S. pressure would be “significantly enhanced” with EU collaboration.