Thursday, March 28, 2024
HomeNEWSIRAN NEWSUS Senate slaps new sanctions on Russia as an amendment to Iran...

US Senate slaps new sanctions on Russia as an amendment to Iran sanctions bill

Reuters, Jun 14, 2017— The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday for new sanctions punishing Russia for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, and to force President Donald Trump to get Congress’ approval before easing any existing sanctions.


The vote was 97 to two for the legislation, filed as an amendment to an Iran sanctions bill. It is intended to punish Russia over issues including alleged meddling in the election, annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region and support for the government of Syria in that country’s six-year-long civil war.


The Iran bill, including the Russia sanctions amendment, was expected to pass the Senate on Thursday or later on Wednesday.


To take effect, the measure would also have to pass the House of Representatives and be signed into law by Trump. If Trump objected, some of its backers said they expected enough congressional support to override a veto.


The only two “no” votes on the Russia bill were from Republican Senators Mike Lee and Rand Paul.

RELATED ARTICLES

Selected

Latest News and Articles

Most Viewed

[custom-twitter-feeds]