Russia

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement condemning Russia’s brutal aerial bombardment of Ukrainian civilians in recent weeks:  “Russia's ruthless aerial bombardment on Kyiv can only be described as a full-blown campaign of terror. On Putin’s orders, Russian soldiers…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the release of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan. Mr. Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter falsely convicted of espionage in a sham trial and sentenced to serve in a penal colony,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) last week joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus and member of the Free Belarus Caucus; and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe…

Statement of Senator Peter WelchSubmitted to the Congressional RecordMarch 11, 2024 Madam President, an article in the February 29 New York Times, entitled ‘‘5 Convicts Familiar With Navalny’s Prison Confirm Hellish Conditions,’’ describes the horrifyingly cruel treatment of political prisoners in Russia. Anyone who reads…

BURLINGTON, VT – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement in advance of Saturday’s observance of the second anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022:  “Since Vladimir Putin’s invasion in February 2022, and going back to the illegal annexation of…