He said this on CBS News.“I do believe that desperate times call for desperate measures, and I think appropriate sanctions on Russia are far overdue. I mean, I think there's a big appetite for that in Congress, so we're willing to work with the White House and our Senate colleagues in the House to get that done and I'm anxious to do it, personally,” he said.At the same time, the Speaker clarified that Congress cannot act on its own and that “the President (Trump) would need to sign whatever we do into law.”“The President is a strong and bold leader on the world stage. He has brokered peace around the world and other conflicts in a way that no one before him has been able to do, and so we're trusting that he can use that same force and that same approach to bring about, finally, an end to this war in Ukraine. Everyone in America wants that bloodshed to end,” Johnson added.Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump said he is ready to impose strong sanctions on Russia, but only if all NATO countries act together and stop buying Russian oil.