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More than 30 Republican congressmen have submitted to the US Senate a bill on sanctions against Russia because of the situation around Ukraine. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the website of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The document states that the United States intends to provide Ukraine with support for self-defense, as well as deter Russian aggression, holding Moscow responsible for what is happening now and probably will happen again. To do this, the senators propose to immediately stop Nord Stream 2, and in the event of a hypothetical invasion of Ukraine, to impose sanctions against it “without providing an exception” to them.
The senators also prescribed support for Ukraine through the “allocation of new powers, means and tools.” In particular, the United States, according to the Republicans, can allocate $500 million, part of which will be used to provide emergency military assistance, including air defense equipment, anti-tank and anti-ship weapons.
The document recommends imposing sanctions against large banks of the Russian Federation and high-ranking officials before the start of a potential “invasion”.
The head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democrat Robert Menendez, criticized the bill for the fact that the Republicans did not work out the initiative together with the Democratic congressmen.
Earlier it was reported that US senators would not have time to agree on measures against the Russian Federation before the alleged “invasion” of Ukraine. According to NBC, representatives of the two parties admitted that they are unlikely to be able to pass the sanctions bill in the near future. The other day, Menendez offered Republican Jim Rish another agreement on restrictive measures. However, Risch stated that he would need time to study the Democrat’s proposal.
At the same time, the Senate stressed that President Joe Biden has the right to impose sanctions against Moscow based on existing laws.
Recall, the Western media for the fourth month in a row report on the alleged Russian invasion of Ukraine, which was supposed to begin in January. The newest date named by Biden is February 16. Russian authorities say they are not planning an attack.
Source: Rosbalt
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