Why isn’t the PEACE Act law already?
Originally posted in The Hill
Ukraine is facing an urgent existential crisis on two inter-related fronts. Militarily, Russia has promised another brutal winter of warfare and daily war crimes without remorse for needless civilian casualties. Financially, despite massive assistance from its allies since 2022, Ukraine faces an estimated $35 billion budget gap as a direct result of Russia’s relentless illegal aggression in Europe.
With President Trump’s appeasement of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin failing to bring Russia into serious peace negotiations, Congress needs to step up its game when it reconvenes and answer a perplexing question that directly addresses Ukraine’s dual threats: Why isn’t the pending PEACE Act of 2025 law already?
The bipartisan bill would help Ukraine meet its existential crisis by mandating the accelerated transfer and repurposing of all frozen Russian funds within U.S. jurisdiction to aid Ukraine and allow it to buy defensive weapons to better protect its citizens and defend civilian infrastructure such as its vital energy grid. No U.S. taxpayer funds would be required.
(Photo credit: Yuri Kochetkov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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