A U.S. Senate Committee approved the bill on sanctions against Russian banks and the national debt
The Senate Committee on foreign relations of the United States Congress passed the draft law, which predusmatrivaet sanctions against the state debt of Russia, as well as the banking and energy sectors of the country, said Last news Commissioner of the Department.
The Senate Committee on foreign relations of the United States Congress passed the draft law, which predusmatrivaet sanctions against the state debt of Russia, as well as the banking and energy sectors of the country, said Last news Commissioner of the Department.
Democrats and Republicans in early 2019 introduced in Congress the bill " to protect American security from the aggression of the Kremlin." Since then, the document is placed on the consideration in the Committee on international vzaimootnosheniyam of the Senate, changes to it until have been made.
before the Committee of Last news said that the adoption of the document scheduled for January, but in the end, the senators decided to accept the document before the Christmas break.
according to regulations, after the statement on the departmental level a draft law is submitted for the General expression of the will of the Senate. When a successful ballot, the document will have to Express support for the ward commissioners of the United States, after which he will go to the President for signature.
in the case of adoption it would lead to serious new sanctions against the banking and energy sectors of Russia, against the Russian state debt. For example, the draft law proposes to introduce penalties against Russian credit organizations that " support efforts to interfere in elections." Moscow has many times denied the allegations.
Russian and foreign investors and businessmen before more than once expressed fears about possible negative consequences in case the U.S. adoption of the most stringent of sanctions laws against Russia.
Moreover, concerned about such consequences and in the US administration. The Ministry of Finance have repeatedly stated that until not considering such drastic measures with respect to Russia, and on Tuesday at the U.S. chamber of Commerce revealed that American companies has the capability to be printed very large damages in the case of the bill With penalties against the sovereign debt of Russia.
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