Senate Nearing Bipartisan Agreement To Sanction Russia

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Senate Nearing Bipartisan Agreement To Sanction Russia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators are very close to reaching a deal on legislation to sanction Russia over its actions on Ukraine, the two senators working on the bill said on Sunday.

Senators Bob Menendez and James Risch, the chairman and top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said they were going to move forward on the bill this week.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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