On the website of the U.S. Congress on Saturday, July 22, published the text of the new draft law on additional sanctions against Russia. The vote is scheduled for July 25.
Measures should relate to the oil and gas and banking sectors of the Russian economy. As reported RIA Novosti, the bill, in particular, provides resistance to the project “Northern stream-2”.
14 Jun 98 senators out of 100 voted for the extension of sanctions against Moscow. However, it later emerged that the document was prepared in violation of established procedures. The problem was that the bills, which can lead to an increase in revenues of the state, must first be accepted by the house of representatives, not the Senate.
As a result, 12 July, the members of the Democratic party in the house of representatives of the United States Congress introduced a new version of the bill, including new unilateral sanctions against Russia and Iran. The bill was identical to that a month ago supported the Senate.
Meanwhile, a number of major us financial and industrial conglomerates, including BP, Exxon, MasterCard, Visa, Citigroup, Ford, Dow Chemical, Procter & Gamble, General Electric and Caterpillar, have criticized the draft of the new restrictions. Dissatisfaction was expressed by European countries, who believe that the document will harm their producers.