Russia may be waiting quite a while for sanctions relief, if the U.S. Senate has anything to say about it. Reuters:
The top Republican and Democrat on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee both said on Wednesday that sanctions imposed on Russia over its involvement in Ukraine must not be lifted without drastic changes by Russia.Senator Mike Crapo, the panel’s Republican chairman, said reducing sanctions could encourage Moscow to continue aggressive actions, three years after it annexed Ukraine’s Crimea region.Senator Sherrod Brown, the ranking Democrat, said the panel should look at increasing sanctions. […]“We should strengthen, not weaken, Russian sanctions, and the …read more
Source: The American Interest