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Senate Reaches Bipartisan Agreement on Trump-Proof Russia Sanctions
By artappraiser on Tue, 06/13/2017 - 5:01am |The legislation would further sanction Russia and allow Congress to review potential White House efforts to ease the penalties.
By Caroline Bankoff @ Daily Intelligencer @ NYMag.com, June 13
The Senate has reached an agreement to further sanction Russia for its meddling in the 2016 election, as well as its military activities in Ukraine and Syria. The bipartisan deal also includes a provision allowing Congress to review and potentially prevent the White House from rolling back penalties on Russia. Since November, various members of President Trump’s circle have reportedly floated the idea of easing the sanctions ordered by President Obama, with Trump himself saying that he was considering it shortly after his inauguration. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has since said that, “The United States sanctions will remain until Moscow reverses the actions that triggered our sanctions,” but Trump and Tillerson are not always on the same page.
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http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/06/senate-reaches-agreement-on-trump-proof-russia-sanctions.html
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