Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) called on Monday for President Donald Trump to “AT LEAST” put more sanctions on Russia following Vladimir Putin’s latest attack on Ukraine.

“I’ve had enuf [sic] of Putin killing innocent ppl. Pres Trump Take action AT LEAST SANCTIONS,” wrote Grassley on X.

Trump also expressed his anger at Putin in a social media post on Sunday night, writing, “I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I’m not just talking about soldiers.

“Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever. I’ve always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that’s proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia! Likewise, President Zelenskyy is doing his Country no favors by talking the way he does. Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don’t like it, and it better stop. This is a War that would never have started if I were President. This is Zelenskyy’s, Putin’s, and Biden’s War, not “Trump’s,” I am only helping to put out the big and ugly fires, that have been started through Gross Incompetence and Hatred,” Trump concluded.

Grassley, the chair of the Judiciary Committee and president pro tempore of the Senate, also called for Trump to take action back in late April. “IVE SEEN ENOUGH KILLING OF INNOCENT UKRAINIAN women + children. President Trump pls put the toughest of sanctions on Putin. U ought to c [sic] from clear evidence that he is playing America as a patsy,” Grassley wrote on X at the time.

Grassley’s comments come after Russia launched its biggest drone attack yet on Ukraine, with some 900 attack drones launched between Friday and Sunday, according to Ukrainian officials.

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