A cura di Vincenzo Santo*
Da Foreign Policy – 28 luglio 2017
There was a big vote in the Senate yesterday. We of course mean the 98-2 decision to slap a new round of tough sanctions on Russia, a bill that would force the president to ask Congress if he can roll back existing sanctions in the future. On Tuesday, the House approved the same measure, 419 to 3 in what can be seen as a rebuke to the White House, which says the bill restricts the freedom of the administration of negotiate with Moscow. Once the bill reaches the Oval Office, it’s up to Trump to veto it — which the Senate has the votes of override — or accept the outcome.
Kremlin response. Russia responded to the bill on Friday by seizing two American diplomatic properties and ordering the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to reduce its staff by September, the government’s first retaliatory steps against the new sanctions.
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