The measure now heads to the Senate, where there is support for sanctions but debate about whether to include penalties on North Korea. “While the President supports tough sanctions on North Korea, Iran and Russia, the White House is reviewing the House legislation and awaits a final legislative package for the president’s desk,” spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. Veto likely not effectiveIn mid-June, the Senate voted 98-2 in favor of tough sanctions on Moscow and Tehran, but the text stalled in the House. The Kremlin warned that fresh sanctions on Russia would adversely affect both sides. To date, sanctions against Moscow have been coordinated on both sides of the Atlantic, to maintain a united front.

Source: Manila Times July 26, 2017 14:37 UTC