US Republican and Democratic senators will introduce legislation on Wednesday seeking to deter Russia from meddling in US elections by threatening stiff sanctions on its banking, energy and defence industries and sovereign debt.Known as the “Deter Act”, the legislation is the latest effort by lawmakers in the United States to ratchet up pressure on Moscow over what they see as a range of bad behaviour, from its aggression in Ukraine and involvement in Syria’s civil war to attempts to influence… …read more
Source: South China Morning Post