Bob Corker
The bill, which envisages introduction of new sanctions against Russia, Iran and the DPRK requires “a little work”. On Monday, July 24, said the head of the U.S. Senate Committee on foreign relations Bob Corker, according to Reuters.
Corker also noted that all possible disputes related to the bill must be resolved.
Earlier on Monday, press Secretary of the White house Sarah Sanders stated that the President of the United States Donald trump wants to study the bill, which provides for the introduction of new sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea to determine whether he will bring benefit to residents of the United States. She also said that the American President is not going to lift the sanctions that were previously imposed by Washington against Moscow, Tehran and Pyongyang.
On the same day the head of the press service of the White house, Anthony’s Scaramucci stated that incorrectly stated the position of the American President Donald trump with the introduction of new sanctions. Then he noted that the President has not decided on this issue.
A day earlier, Sanders said that the bill on a new package of sanctions against Moscow in its latest edition of the trump suit.
On 20 July it was reported that several major us financial and industrial conglomerates, criticized the new sectoral sanctions against Russia, the draft law on the introduction of which was adopted by the U.S. Senate in June. With the number of firms dissatisfied with the bill include the oil companies BP and Exxon, financial corporations MasterCard, Visa and Citigroup, as well as Industrialists Ford, Dow Chemical, Procter & Gamble, General Electric and Caterpillar. Opponents of the bill are also European countries that believe that the document will harm their producers.
14 Jun 98 senators out of 100 voted for the extension of sanctions against Russia. In case of approval, American companies and individuals will not be allowed to lend to Russian banks for longer than 14 days. It is also proposed to limit the terms of financing of Russian oil and gas companies. The document also limits the President’s authority to lift sanctions.