WASHINGTON (AP) — In a show of solidarity with President Barack Obama, Congress spoke with one voice Thursday against Russia’s annexation of Crimea, overwhelmingly backing legislation in the House and Senate to aid cash-strapped Ukraine and punish Russia.
On a voice vote, the Senate approved a measure that would provide $1 billion in loan guarantees to Ukraine and give Obama broad authority to impose more sanctions on Russia and President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle for Moscow’s brazen incursion into Crimea earlier this month.
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