The Senate voted on Thursday to revoke normal trade relations with Russia and ban oil imports from the country, a one-two punch that caps three weeks of negotiations over legislation to further isolate Moscow from the global economy after its invasion of Ukraine.
With the House on track to approve both bills as soon as Thursday afternoon, it will be the first time since Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine that Congress sends sanctions measures to President Joe Biden’s desk. Lawmakers have mostly deferred to the White House to implement sanctions and other punitive measures against
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