The US Senate approves the plan to cancel normal trade relations with Russia

A bill calling for the abolition of Russia’s “permanent state of normal trade relations” is set to be approved by the US Senate immediately, according to Fars News Agency’s International Service.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Shamer said the bill would be passed immediately after it is approved by the US House of Representatives.

“Once the House of Representatives approves the bill, I expect it to have strong bipartisan support in the Senate, and I will work with my colleagues to move forward quickly in the House,” Schumer said.

Russia ordered a military strike on Ukraine on Thursday morning (February 24th). This development came days after Moscow formally recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk republics in eastern Ukraine.

Russia says Ukraine has not fulfilled its obligations under the Minsk agreements reached in 2014 and 2015 to resolve the dispute between separatists and Kiev. Vladimir Putin says Russia’s military operation is aimed at “demilitarizing Ukraine” and “de-Naziizing” the country.

Hours after the Russian invasion, Ukraine announced that it had cut off all diplomatic ties with the country. Western nations have repeatedly imposed sanctions on Russia, including several of its banks, cut off Swift’s messenger system.

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