- Congressional leaders have reached agreement on a set of sweeping sanctions against Russia as punishment for interference in the 2016 U.S. election, engagement in Syria and the annexation of Crimea.
- Press Secretary Sanders indicated Pres. Trump likely would support the bill, saying Sunday that original sanctions legislation "was poorly written but... we support where the legislation is now."
- Meanwhile, the European Union could retaliate against U.S. sanctions on Russia, worried about potential harm to European energy deals; any significant retaliation would require the support of the EU’s 28 governments, and could face resistance from members such as the U.K. and Hungary.
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