House members move to force Russia sanctions vote as Trump pushes peace deal (Politico) ( bipartisan! )

[Amaryllis]

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/21/congress/russia-sanctions-discharge-petition-00665210

House members move to force Russia sanctions vote as Trump pushes peace deal

Members of the Ukraine Caucus are backing the discharge petition.
Jordain Carney
11/21/2025, 2:52pm ETUpdated: 11/21/2025, 3:23pm ET

A bipartisan coalition of pro-Ukraine lawmakers will seek to force a House vote to impose crippling sanctions on Russia, even as President Donald Trump is moving to swiftly clinch a peace deal between the two warring nations.

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) said in an X post Friday that he and his allies have “officially notified both the Clerk of the House and House leadership of our discharge petition to force a vote on crushing Russian sanctions immediately upon our return” from the Thanksgiving holiday recess.

Fitzpatrick was responding to news that Trump wants the Ukrainian government to approve the draft peace deal assembled by his envoy Steve Witkoff no later than Thursday. The plan would cede vast portions of eastern Ukraine to Russia in exchange for a security guarantee from western nations.

Trump appeared to be putting pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with his Thanksgiving ultimatum, but the House lawmakers have their eye on Russian President Vladimir Putin — and they believe they have Trump’s blessing.

House and Senate GOP leaders have held off for months, awaiting a clear signal from Trump, but with the president more determined to impose a peace plan than ever, rank-and-file members are determined to act.

More at link

Can they also create a discharge petition to continue aid to Ukraine?