Senate buildingWASHINGTON, Feb. 9 Author of the «mother of all sanctions» against the Russian Federation head of the senate committee US Foreign Affairs Officer Bob Menendez said the bill is deadlocked. «I think we're deadlocked,» CNN quoted the senator as saying when asked about the bill's progress. According to him, the disagreements of the congressmen relate to «secondary sanctions against the bank and Nord Stream 2.» Menendez said that the congressmen are «considering other possibilities.» » /> Russia sees no reason to react to US ideas about sanctions, the Foreign Ministry said. Previously, a group of Democrats led by Menendez introduced a bill that would impose sanctions on the leadership of the Russian Federation in the event of an escalation of the crisis in Ukraine. Sanctions may also affect the Russian gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2″. An identical bill was also previously submitted to the House of Representatives of Congress. On Wednesday, it was reported that the US Congress did not have enough time to consider a bill on sanctions against the Russian Federation in the event of an escalation of tensions around Ukraine before going on vacation, which will end on February 28.
US Senator: Preemptive sanctions against Russia close to agreement
