“ The leader of the Republican majority in the US Senate, John Thune, said that consideration of the bill on the introduction of new tough sanctions against Russia and its trading partners has been postponed at the request of the White House, which wants to wait for the results of the upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian ruler Vladimir Putin. Source: Politico Details: Progress on the bill, despite bipartisan support, is currently on hold so as not to harm Trump’s diplomatic efforts, according to Thune. “I think they think they need to see how this meeting with Putin goes in a few weeks,” Thun told reporters. He added that he is in close contact with Senator Lindsey Graham, who is one of the key authors of the bill and is coordinating his actions with the White House. “I think at least right now (Graham – ed.) is working with the White House to determine if the meeting in a few weeks is going to be productive,” Thune added. Another source of the publication, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the bill was actually “put on hold” until the Trump-Putin summit. The decision was a sharp turnaround from last week, when Thune said it was “time to act.” However, on the same day, President Trump had a long phone conversation with Putin, after which he publicly expressed doubts about the feasibility of introducing new sanctions “right now.” Literally: “The bill, which provides for the introduction of high tariffs for countries that import Russian energy carriers and the application of secondary sanctions against companies that support the Russian energy sector, has more than 80 co-authors in the Senate. This is more than enough to overcome a possible presidential veto. However, despite such strong support, the Republican leadership does not want to act without the express consent of Trump. Senators fear that advancing the bill without the president’s public support will put them in a difficult political position if Trump later opposes it.” Background: The leaders of the United States and Russia held their first conversation in almost two months on Thursday. After that, Donald Trump said that the leaders will hold another meeting – this time in Budapest.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Politico
Details: Progress on the bill, despite bipartisan support, is on hold for now so as not to harm Trump’s diplomatic efforts, Thune said.
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“I think they think they need to see how this meeting with Putin goes in a few weeks,” Thun told reporters.
He added that he is in close contact with Senator Lindsey Graham, who is one of the key authors of the bill and is coordinating his actions with the White House.
“I think at least right now (Graham – ed.) is working with the White House to determine if the meeting in a few weeks is going to be productive,” Thune added.
Another source of the publication, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the bill was actually “put on hold” until the Trump-Putin summit.
The decision marked a sharp turnaround from last week, when Tun declaredthat “it’s time to act.” However, on the same day, President Trump had a long telephone conversation with Putin, after which he publicly expressed doubt regarding the expediency of introducing new sanctions “right now”.
Literally: “The bill which provides the introduction of high tariffs for countries importing Russian energy and the application of secondary sanctions against companies that support the Russian energy sector has more than 80 co-authors in the Senate. That’s more than enough to override a possible presidential veto.
However, despite such strong support, the Republican leadership is unwilling to act without Trump’s express consent. Senators fear that advancing the bill without the president’s public support will put them in a difficult political position if Trump later opposes it.”
Prehistory:
- The leaders of the United States and Russia held their first conversation in almost two months on Thursday. Donald Trump said after her that the leaders will hold another meeting – this time in Budapest.