WASHINGTON -- U.S. lawmakers approved a measure Tuesday that would make it more difficult for U.S. President Donald Trump to remove sanctions against Russia. The lower House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the measure 419-3, slapping new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea. The bill prohibits the president from easing the Russian sanctions without Congress' approval. This is an attempt to push Russia out of the European energy market. Global energy giants such as Shell, British Petroleum and Italy's ENI could be affected by fresh U.S. sanctions against Russia.

Source: The China Post July 26, 2017 06:00 UTC