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Senators unveil new Russia sanctions package

By Joel Gehrke
Published August 2, 2018 2:34pm ET
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Senators unveil new Russia sanctions package
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the State Council in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 5, 2018. | (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

A bipartisan group of senators unveiled a new package of sanctions Thursday aimed at Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin.

“The current sanctions regime has failed to deter Russia from meddling in the upcoming 2018 midterm elections,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a lead architect of the legislation.

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