The House and Senate released a deal Saturday that imposed sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea for undermining American interests.
The House and Senate released a deal Saturday and gave Congress new veto power to block any easing of the sanctions, which was put on Russia, toughening the position of President Donald Trump. The bill also imposed sanctions on Iran and North Korea.
“North Korea, Iran, and Russia have in different ways all threatened their neighbors and actively sought to undermine American interests, ” the press release of the Foreign Affairs Committee stated. “The bill the House will vote on next week will now exclusively focus on these nations and hold them accountable for their dangerous actions.”
Last month, an earlier version of the sanctions legislation was passed in the Senate with an overwhelming majority of 98-2, but it focused only on Russia and Iran. It was then delayed in the House after representatives demanded that even North Korea, which has been posing a danger to the U. S. with its ballistic missile program, should be included. That issue was resolved after Saturday’s release of the bill, lawmakers said, according to reports.
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The bill intends to punish Moscow for its 2014 annexation of Crimea — a peninsula claimed by Ukraine, and for its alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election.
