Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., responded to the editors of The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday with an opinion essay of his own in which he said the U.S. Senate is “prepared either way” to “grind” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “war machine” to a halt.

Graham was responding to an editorial published last week titled “A Sanctions Message to Putin — and China” in which the outlet advocated for Republicans to advance Graham’s bipartisan bill that would “hit countries that buy Russian oil and gas with tariff sanctions.” The Journal said that while President Donald Trump continues to say discussions with Putin “went well,” they argue there is no concrete evidence to support that claim.

Over the weekend, Russia launched additional drone and missile strikes on Ukraine, escalating the conflict and pushing the already fragile peace talks further out of reach. U.S. and other Western nations have now proposed secondary sanctions against Russia and those who buy Russian oil to squeeze the economy.

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