The Situation at a Glance: US Increases Pressure Before Trump and Putin Phone Calls

Will the US Congress soon adopt new sanctions for Russia? Foreign Minister Rubio states that Moscow has been warned about this - and stresses that the government can hardly stop such a move.

Will the US Congress soon adopt new sanctions for Russia? Foreign Minister Rubio states that Moscow has been warned about this – and stresses that the government can hardly stop such a move.

Washington has been giving Moscow time to make progress in peace talks, but patience is running out - the decision on sanctions is already on the way. This was stated by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, RBK-Ukraine reports, citing an interview with the official on the Face the Nation program. According to him, the Trump administration had previously asked the Senate to give it some time to see if progress would be made in peace talks. The head…