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Media: the US Senate is having difficulty with the adoption of sanctions against Russia

US Capitol building in Washington Washington, 20 Jan. Authors of the draft law on sanctions against Russia at the chapter with Democratic Senator Robert Menendez are having difficulty deciding when to consider the initiative, writes Roll Call. week. But winter weather and the omicron strain of the coronavirus ruined those plans,» the post reads.The MP explained what the new US sanctions against Russia could lead to. The problem is the schedule of the Senate, the newspaper writes. A group of Democratic senators in the United States previously submitted a bill providing for new sanctions against Russia in case the situation around Ukraine worsens. The initiative was put forward by Menendez (Democrat from New Jersey). He called his project «the mother of all sanctions.» The senators presented other sanctions initiatives against the Russian Federation, but they largely repeat what Menendez proposed, but there is a significant difference — the democrat proposes to introduce restrictive measures in the event of a further escalation of the situation around Ukraine, his Republican colleagues — regardless of the development of events. The proposals set out in the bill, including those relating to the imposition of sanctions against the leadership of the Russian Federation and personally President Vladimir Putin, are similar to those that Menendez proposed to include in the fall of 2021 as an amendment to the US defense budget for the 2022 fiscal year. However, then the Republicans blocked the further passage of the bill. Signed in late December 2021 by President Joe Biden, the final $768 billion budget did not contain the provisions proposed by the Democrats. insulting for Crimeans, expert said Russia has repeatedly rejected accusations by the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», saying that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more military equipment NATO near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. At the same time, Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» sides of Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone.

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