The administration of US president Donald Trump is “happy” with the latest congressional push for more sanctions against Russia, says the White House.
“The administration is supportive of being tough on Russia, particularly in putting the sanctions in place,” Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told ABC News on Sunday.
The comments came two days ahead of a vital vote by the House of Representatives on a new Russian sanctions bill that was passed by the Senate last month.
While introducing a host of new sanctions against Moscow, the legislation would also make it much harder for Trump to lift the sanctions.
The Trump administration had worked hard to ease the penalties. While reports stated that the measure was likely to reach the president’s desk without the…