MOSCOW: An overwhelming vote by the US House of Representatives to slap tough new sanctions on Moscow is a “serious step” towards wrecking chances of improving ties, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said Wednesday.
“What has happened goes beyond the realms of common sense,” Sergei Ryabkov told state-run TASS news agency.
“The authors and sponsors of this bill are taking a very serious step towards destroying the possibilities for normalising relations with Russia.”
The sanctions package – which also contains measures aimed at Iran and North Korea – passed 419 to three on Tuesday after weeks of negotiations.
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Source: theSun
