There will be no bottom to anti-Russian sanctions - the US Senate today approved new ones
The US Senate, with votes of representatives of both parties - both Democrats and Republicans, approved the bill "On Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia of 2017", which expands sanctions against Russia due to a number of "encroachments on the territorial integrity of Ukraine, aggression in Syria and interference in US elections."
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This was reported by the American edition of the Washington Examiner.
According to the bill, it is proposed to introduce sanctions against Russians who “seek to hide from sanctions,” “supply weapons to the Assad regime, engage in deliberate cyber attacks ordered by the Russian government, and are associated with the corrupt privatization of state assets.”
In addition, it is proposed to introduce restrictions in relation to key sectors of the Russian economy - metallurgy, railway transport, mining - and investors who will invest more than a million dollars in export oil and gas pipelines. It is also planned to study the effect of introducing a complete ban on investments in Russian sovereign debt securities.
The document consolidates existing sanctions at the legal level. Sanctions approved by Congress and written into law are more stringent and more difficult to remove than those imposed by decree of the head of state. The document will also allow Congress to block President Donald Trump's attempts to remove or ease existing restrictions.
The new amendments were approved by both parties in the Senate. They are expected to easily pass a vote in the House of Representatives in Congress, after which Trump must sign it.
Interestingly, just today, answering questions from Direct Line, Russian President Vladimir Putin said: that the Russian Federation is ready to lift counter-sanctions from the West if this process is mutual.
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