US Republican and Democratic senators said Tuesday they want to slap a wide range of sanctions on Russia over its cyber activities and actions in Syria and Ukraine, and force President Donald Trump to formally waive them if he has objections.
Ten senators – Republicans John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Ben Sasse and Rob Portman and Democrats Ben Cardin, Robert Menendez, Jeanne Shaheen, Amy Klobuchar and Richard Durbin – introduced the legislation and said they hoped to add more sponsors and push Senate leaders to allow a vote.
A sanctions bill with similar provisions is being written in the House of …read more
Source: Middle East Monitor