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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is pushing for tougher sanctions against Russia ahead of President Donald Trump’s expected summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Connecticut has signed a sister-state agreement with a province in eastern Ukraine that’s been the site of heavy fighting since the Russian military invasion in 2022.

Blumenthal and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) briefed European leaders on their push for 500% tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil, gas, and Uranium.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has returned from his seventh trip to Ukraine. He wants Congress to pass new sanctions on Russia and the countries supporting it.

Former U.S. ambassador to Russia John J. Sullivan has written a memoir about his time in Russia during the build-up and start of the invasion of Ukraine. During a recent visit to Sacred Heart University, he spoke with WSHU News Director Terry Sheridan about his experience.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has returned from a brief visit to Ukraine, impressed by the country’s counteroffensive against Russia, which he said is progressing very well.

The Connecticut senator has been pleased by bipartisan support for aid to Ukraine. But some GOP presidential candidates are skeptical of giving more.

Oxford Performance Materials in South Windsor has sent more than 150 3D-printed surgical implants to hospitals in Ukraine since September 2022.

The volunteers — some in their 70s — are helping educate Ukrainians about unexploded munitions and training Ukrainian forces to disarm them.

The U.S. Transportation Command has the primary responsibility to load planes, ships, and other vehicles with supplies bound for Ukraine.