WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:
As Russian President Vladimir Putin continues his assaults against Ukraine, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, today delivered a speech on the Senate floor calling for the Senate to finally pass Russian sanctions legislation. On Monday, Russia fired a barrage of missiles at several major Ukrainian cities, killing at least 11 people and sparking a massive fire at one of the most important Orthodox monasteries, a UNESCO world heritage site. And Russia has continued its acts of sabotage and provocation throughout NATO and Europe-not to mention its supplying of targeting information to Iran to attack U.S. interests in...