Josh Hawley: ‘Hit Vladimir Putin Where It Hurts’

A leading populist Republican calls for strong sanctions against Russia’s energy sector and arming the Ukrainians.

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Sen. Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2021.

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Missouri GOP senator Josh Hawley issued a statement on Thursday condemning “Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine” and calling on Biden to “hit Vladimir Putin where it hurts” with sanctions and “help arm the Ukrainians to defend themselves.”

Here’s Hawley’s full statement:

John McCormack

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John McCormack

John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.

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