Rep. McCaul says US should be tougher on Russia: 'I'm in on that fight'
Source: ABC News
June 7, 2026, 10:06 AM
Rep. Michael McCaul said Sunday that the U.S. should put more pressure on Russia that would force Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to its war with Ukraine.
“I think we need to put tougher sanctions on Putin,” McCaul told ABC News’ “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz. “If you want a serious negotiation, Putin has to have pressure put on him if he is going to make any concessions at all.”
It has been 4 1/2 years since Russia invaded Ukraine, but the war is escalating. Ukraine launched major attacks on Russia over the weekend, including in St. Petersburg, where Putin was present for an economic conference.
McCaul, a former chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, was one of 18 Republicans who voted Thursday to send aid to Ukraine and apply tougher sanctions on Russia, bucking House Republican leadership. McCaul was firm in his defense of Ukraine Sunday.
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