US Capitol Building in Washington DCWASHINGTON, Jan 21Another bill with anti-Russian sanctions was submitted to the US House of Representatives, the document was prepared by the chairman of the international committee, Democrat Gregory Meeks, the press service of the committee said. sovereignty,» the release says. The project involves sanctions against Nord Stream 2, the mining industry, at least three financial institutions, public debt, President Vladimir Putin and other representatives of the country's leadership. Legislators also propose to provide defense assistance to Ukraine in an accelerated mode .
America asked the main Russian questions Mix proposed his bill without waiting for a vote in the Senate on a similar document, which was introduced by Democrat Robert Menendez. Thus, legislators are seeking to combine efforts and accelerate the promotion of their initiatives. The bill repeats Menendez's initiative, contains proposals for sanctions against the Russian president, prime minister, foreign minister and other leadership representatives, as well as indications of the timing of their adoption in the event of an escalation of the situation around Ukraine. Both documents stipulate that the US president can only lift sanctions if they are imposed by contacting the House Appropriations Committee, where it will be necessary to confirm that there are no grounds for restrictive measures.
Biden was embarrassed by threatening Russia with NATO expansionThe United States and Western countries in recent months have announced increased Russian military activity near the border with Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia was moving troops within its territory and that this did not threaten anyone. Moscow has repeatedly rejected accusations of «aggressive actions», saying that it is not going to attack, and such statements are used by the West as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders.
