On Thursday, January 13, Vyacheslav Nikonov, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, Chairman of the Board of the Russkiy Mir Foundation, assessed the fate of the American bill providing for the introduction of new sanctions against Russia in the event of an aggravation of the situation around Ukraine, the Izvestia newspaper writes.
The bill is provided just in case, and the situation of “Russian aggression” against Ukraine, which the United States is scaring, is very hypothetical, he said in an interview with Duma TV.
Nikonov also pointed to the small chances of the adoption of the Republican Ted Cruz’s bill on sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which is scheduled for consideration on January 14. According to him, the administration of US President Joe Biden is still opposed to this, which means that the Democratic Party, most likely, will not support him.