Donald Trump to be blocked from easing Russia sanctions after US Congress agrees legislation
‘Both Democrat and Republican leaders in the US Congress have agreed on legislation to punish Russia for election meddling.
The new legislation would effectively prevent Donald Trump’s from unilaterally lifting any sanctions on Moscow, which he previously said he needed to do for the sake of diplomacy between the two nations.
While the US President could veto the bill, doing so would fuel suspicion he is too supportive of Vladimir Putin’s federal republic.
The legislation, which will be voted on by the House of Representatives on Tuesday, would allow new sanctions against Russia for its annexation of Crimea in 2014 as well as its alleged meddling in the US election.
The bill would also include sanctions against Iran and North Korea.’
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