House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) wants to see sanctions imposed against Russia in response to Russian troops moving into Crimean Ukraine.
Boehner made the comments in an interview with the Cincinnati Enquirer published Monday.
A Boehner spokesman tweeted out his comments in the interview.
“It’s time to stand up to Putin,” —@SpeakerBoehner, saying that sanctions should be imposed against Russia http://t.co/LTpknEVukw
— Kevin Smith (@KG_Smith) March 3, 2014
“At what point do you say enough is enough,” Boehner added. “We are at that point.”
Boehner’s comments are some of the latest of a top American lawmaker calling on imposing sanctions on Russia in response to its recent movements.
Over the weekend Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Congress would consider “imposing targeted sanctions against Russian persons and entities that undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.”
