House Speaker Mike Johnson backs efforts to sanction Russia 'as strongly as we can'

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) threw his support behind renewed congressional efforts to sanction the Kremlin over Russian President Vladimir Putin's brutal war against Ukraine. "There's many members of Congress that want us to sanction Russia as strongly as we can," Johnson told reporters on Monday. "And I'm an advocate of that." The House speaker's support for legislation punishing the Russian regime comes amid a bipartisan push in the Senate to impose "bone-breaking sanctions" on Russia. 3 Johnson expressed support for passing sanctions legislation against Russia on Monday. AP Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) have co-sponsored a…