The US State Department confirmed that the continuous imposition of sanctions on Russia has played an important role in stifling the Russian economy since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, noting that Russia is internationally isolated due to its ongoing war on the Ukrainian people.
Karen Donfried, US Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, said during a hearing of the Congressional Foreign Relations Committee to discuss efforts to continue US support for Ukraine and to discuss the application of Sweden and Finland to join NATO, according to the American (Al Hurra) channel today, Friday: "We are doing everything we can to help There is a strong global response to ensure that Putin's illegal and immoral war will lead to Russia's strategic failure.
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez said, "We don't want to see Russia go into Moldova or Sweden or Finland, or overrun the sovereignty of a country from the eastern side of NATO, and we need to be true to our pledge with NATO, and also that We are deterring Russia from even thinking about attacking our
NATO allies.
The channel reported that US lawmakers are working with US State Department official Karen Donfred to study the request of Finland and Sweden to join NATO to deter Russia from any ambitions towards those countries.
And US lawmakers agreed on the importance of continuing full support for Ukraine at all levels so that it can expel Russian forces from its territory.