Russia preparing a bill to counter the US sanctions
The State Duma of the Russian Federation is working on a draft bill on countering the US sanctions policy as stated by the Russian State Duma Chairman, the Speaker of the Lower House of the Russian Parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, RIA Novosti reports.
"We are working on this issue, but we can’t present it yet and talk about specific content," he said, answering the question of whether the work on the relevant draft bill is going on in the State Duma.
The United States recently strengthened sanctions against Russia. New changes shortened the terms of lending to individuals and legal entities that are under the US sanctions.