"Congressman Joaquin Castro … and Congressman Mike Turner… introduced the bipartisan Stand with UK Against Russia Violations Act in response to Russia's nerve agent attack against Sergei and Yulia Skripal in the United Kingdom last month," the release said.
The legislation reinforces the US commitment to the United Kingdom and NATO by issuing sanctions against those responsible for the nerve agent attack in the English town of Salisbury, as well as Russian financial institutions, the release said.
6 April 2018, 12:11 GMT
The United States has already expelled 60 diplomats, who the Trump administration called Russian intelligence officers, in response to the Skripal incident.
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Moscow has denied having any role in the poisoning, and has pointed to the lack of evidence provided by London to substantiate its accusations.
