Senators in the United States are not happy with the delay in new sanctions against Russia

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Two US senators — Democrat from Maryland Ben Cardin and Arizona Republican John McCain — published a joint statement on Wednesday stating that ten days had passed since October 1, when the time for the Trump administration had expired declare the use of sanctions against the defense sector and intelligence services of Russia.

According to "Voice of America"This order was enshrined in the “Law on Confronting the Enemies of America by Sanctions,” the main authors of which are Senators Cardin and McCain.

“The delay calls into question the Trump administration’s commitment to the sanctions bill, which gained the force of law more than two months ago, after months of public debate and debate in Congress. The administration had enough time to take care of this, ”the statement said.

“In addition to this,” says further, “there are no indications that there are significant diplomatic efforts to involve our allies in Europe and leadership in efforts to increase pressure on Moscow.” The intentions of the Congress were clear, which was reflected in the support of the bill by an overwhelming bipartisan majority. ”

Earlier, on August 2, US President Donald Trump signed a law on the expansion of sanctions against Russia adopted by Congress. At the same time, the American president stressed that the law he signed “contains significant flaws.

Recall, July 28 bill to strengthen sanctions against Russia approved by the US Senate. The document, in particular, limits the maximum amount of investment in oil and gas projects, and also allows for the introduction of personal sanctions against the Russians, whom Washington considers to be involved in cyber attacks, corruption and human rights violations.

In response to these actions of the United States, Russia imposed sanctions in relation to American diplomats, prohibiting them to use the cottage in Serebryanny Bor and all storage facilities on Dorozhnaya Street in Moscow. In addition, Moscow demanded that Washington reduce the number of diplomats in Russia to 1 people by September before 755. The Foreign Ministry said that the States should bring the number of their diplomats in the Russian Federation “in exact accordance with the number of Russian diplomats and technical staff members who are in the United States.”

Read more about the impact of sanctions on the Russian economy in the text. ForumDaily “Carnegie Moscow Center: What the New US Sanctions Mean for Russia”.

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