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Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, Moscow calls it 'trade war'

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump grudgingly signed into law new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, a move Moscow said amounted to a full-scale trade war and an end to hopes for better ties with the Trump administration.
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Publish Date:03/August/2017 | 14:24

Trump administration sends conflicting signals on Russia sanctions

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump grudgingly accepted new congressional sanctions on Russia, the top U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday, remarks in contrast with those of Vice President Mike Pence, who said the bill showed Trump and Congress speaking "with a unified voice."
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Publish Date:02/August/2017 | 05:03

Putin Says Hopes Retaliation Stops After Ousting 755 U.S. Staff

EghtesadOnline: Vladimir Putin said he hoped there wouldn’t be a need for further retaliation against Washington after his government ordered the U.S. to slash staff at its diplomatic missions in Russia by 755, or nearly two thirds, in retaliation for new sanctions approved by Congress.
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Publish Date:31/July/2017 | 07:48

House Passes New Russia Sanctions That Would Curb Trump's Power

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. House voted to strengthen sanctions against Russia and rebuked President Donald Trump, whose campaign is being investigated for possible ties to Moscow, by preventing him from unilaterally lifting penalties.
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Publish Date:26/July/2017 | 04:52

Trump open to signing Russia sanctions legislation: official

EghtesadOnline: The White House said on Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump was open to signing legislation toughening sanctions on Russia after Senate and House leaders reached agreement on a bill late last week.
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Publish Date:24/July/2017 | 04:52

Deal on Russia, Iran Sanctions Clears Way for House Vote

EghtesadOnline: Republican and Democratic leaders in the House reached a tentative deal to move ahead on a bill that would prevent the Trump administration from acting unilaterally to remove sanctions on Russia.
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Publish Date:23/July/2017 | 04:09

Stalled Russia sanctions bill hits North Korean snag in U.S. Congress

EghtesadOnline: A bill that many lawmakers hoped would send a message to President Donald Trump to keep a strong line against Russia hit a new snag in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, as Republicans proposed combining it with sanctions on North Korea.
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Publish Date:15/July/2017 | 04:48

Russia Sanctions Bill Stalled in House Amid Trump Objections

EghtesadOnline: Legislation imposing new sanctions on Russia is stalled in the House amid a partisan battle over whether all lawmakers should have the authority to start a process to block a unilateral decision by President Donald Trump to lift penalties.
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Publish Date:12/July/2017 | 04:43

Russian lawyer denies having Clinton dirt, Kremlin ties: NBC

EghtesadOnline: The Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign said on Tuesday she had no Kremlin ties and wanted to discuss U.S. sanctions on Russian officials, not Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
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Publish Date:11/July/2017 | 24:44

Republican senator dismisses procedural claims on Russia sanctions bill

EghtesadOnline: The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Monday that if the House of Representatives does not pass a Russian sanctions bill, it is because members do not want to impose new sanctions, not because of a procedural issue cited by Republican leaders in the House.
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Publish Date:11/July/2017 | 05:36

House Republicans Seek Fix for Russia-Iran Sanctions Bill

EghtesadOnline: House Republicans say they have proposed a way for the Senate to resolve a procedural dispute over a bill to impose sanctions on Russia and Iran, allowing the House to take up the measure passed by the Senate.
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Publish Date:23/June/2017 | 10:42

Russia, Iran sanctions bill hits roadblock in U.S. House

EghtesadOnline: Legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia and Iran that passed the U.S. Senate nearly unanimously last week has run into a procedural problem that could prevent a quick vote in the House of Representatives, lawmakers said on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:21/June/2017 | 05:56

U.S. Senate votes near unanimously for Russia, Iran sanctions

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate voted nearly unanimously on Thursday for legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia, and to force President Donald Trump to get Congress' approval before easing any existing sanctions on Russia.
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Publish Date:15/June/2017 | 22:35

Senate Votes to Limit Trump's Power to Lift Russia Sanctions

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate voted to increase sanctions on Russia, and give Congress the power to review any attempt by President Donald Trump to unilaterally lift them, a rebuke of the president’s suggestions that the U.S. improve relations with the country.
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Publish Date:15/June/2017 | 21:41