Chris Murphy, a senator from the Democrats The Connecticut revealed that the United States is working with its allies to seize the Russian president Vladimir Putinassets of.
Senator Murphy, who sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee, made the revelation Twitter after attending a “secret briefing on Ukraine”.
“The United States and its allies are coordinating not only to freeze the assets of Putin and his oligarchic allies, but also to seize those assets. This is probably a further step than Putin’s inner circle expected, “Murphy wrote on Twitter, noting that these are just” a few things I can share. ”
Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy, pictured above, says the United States and its allies are “coordinating the seizure of Russian President Putin’s assets and oligarchs.”
In a series of tweets, Sen. Chris Murphy, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, said the United States and its allies were preparing additional sanctions and restrictions against Moscow, including confiscating the assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Murphy also said he tweeted several other pieces of information that he was allowed to disclose publicly.
“Confirmation that the Russians are behind schedule. “The Ukrainian resistance was fierce and there were many breakdowns of Russian technology and logistics,” he wrote.
“The Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Homeland Security are urging Congress to end the ongoing resolution and adopt a budget. “There is no way our national security agencies can be agile enough to support Ukraine if they work on the 2020/2021 budget,” Murphy added in a follow-up tweet.
“The ability to maintain supply lines to Ukraine remains alive, but Russia will try to encircle and cut off Kyiv in the next few weeks. The battle for Kyiv will be long and bloody and the Ukrainians are quickly preparing for a battle from street to street.
Senator Murphy is known as one of Russia’s brightest critics in the Senate.
Even before the current war in Ukraine, Murphy held the view that Russia would remain a constant, constant threat to the United States and its security interests, no matter who the president is.
“The United States and its allies are coordinating not only to freeze the assets of Putin and his oligarchic allies, but also to seize those assets,” said Senator Chris Murphy.
Florida Senate Intelligence Committee Deputy Chairman Marco Rubio says Russian President Vladimir Putin is laying the groundwork for a “medieval siege” of Kyiv
Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio tweets passionately about Ukraine
At a secret briefing, senior national security officials of President Joe Biden spoke about how the worst is yet to come for Kyiv.
New satellite imagery shows a large Russian convoy about 40 miles long approaching the capital.
“Russia can last much longer than Ukraine,” said Idaho Sen. Jim Rish, a leading Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “That’s awful.”
Florida Senate Intelligence Committee Deputy Chairman Marco Rubio said Russian President Vladimir Putin was laying the groundwork for a “medieval siege” of Kyiv.
“No matter how many cities Putin takes, he will never reassure 40 million Ukrainians. We must provide them with weapons so that they can continue to eliminate the Russian occupiers until they leave. “Then we have to help them take down and bring to justice the treacherous puppets that Russia leaves behind,” Rubio tweeted.
“Putin may be taking over Kyiv, but he will NEVER conquer Ukraine. He is not just fighting an army, he is fighting over 40 million people. And they will not stop killing the Russian invaders until they are all gone, “the Republican senator added.
Satellite images released Monday show a massive Russian military convoy advancing from Belarus north to Kyiv.
The head of the convoy is at Antonov Airport, 27 miles north of downtown Kyiv
On Monday night, it was revealed that the Russian military convoy traveling to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv is now much longer than it was thought to have grown from 17 miles to 40 miles, according to photos from a satellite imagery company.
U.S. officials warn that the city could be the scene of a siege and an ugly city war.
Maxar Technologies, a private US satellite company, said further deployments of ground forces and helicopters for ground strikes have also been observed in southern Belarus, less than 20 miles north of the Ukrainian border.
On Sunday, Maxar initially measured the length of the convoy just over three miles.
This was announced by White House sources CNN they watched the convoy closely and were concerned not only about its increased size but also about the increase in violence and indiscriminate killings.
U.S. intelligence officials told members of Congress on Monday that they expected a second huge wave of attacks to engulf Kyiv with a huge number of Russian troops that would suppress any Ukrainian resistance.
Ukrainian servicemen ride in tanks to the front line with Russian forces in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, pictured on Friday