Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said he wants President Donald Trump to get tougher on Vladimir Putin to help end Russia’s war with Ukraine.

“I believe President Trump was sincere when he thought his friendship w Putin wld end the war,” Grassley posted Tuesday on X. “Now that being the case ITS TIME FOR SANCTIONS STRONG ENUF SO PUTIN KNOWS ‘game over.’

Grassley has grown tired of what he believes is Putin’s refusal to have meaningful peace talks to end the years-long war.

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