Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut urged the House to approve the Senate-passed Russia sanctions bill amid a "moment of extreme urgency" in the war in Ukraine.
He made the remarks in an interview with CBS News on Sunday, according to Ukrinform.
"It is a moment of extreme urgency, for the reason that Putin may try to escalate, but also because Putin is on his heels economically," Blumenthal said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."
Blumenthal noted that Putin's economy is on the verge of a major crisis, with "a deficit looming of $125 billion, 5% of his GDP, an interest rate of 14% on his national debt."
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