US President signs new sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea
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United States (US) President Donald Trump has signed a bill to counter aggression by the Governments of Iran, the Russian Federation and North Korea.
According to the bill:
- Russia continues violating the Russia-Georgia ceasefire deal signed in the wake of the Russia-Georgia 2008 war, which obliges Russia to withdraw its forces from occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions and let humanitarian groups and the EU mission into the conflict zone.
- Russia continues using force against Georgia and Ukraine which imposes threats for the European and Eurasian nations.
The US Congress, both the Senate and the House of Representative, passed a bill last week which imposes new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea for their destructive actions.
The Congressmen believe $250,000,000 should be issued for Countering Russian Influence Fund for 2018-2019 fiscal years to:
- assist in protecting critical infrastructure and electoral mechanisms from cyberattacks in the Countries that are participating in the enlargement process of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or the European Union (EU), including Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Kosovo, Serbia, and Ukraine;
- respond to the humanitarian crises and instability caused or aggravated by the invasions and occupations of Georgia and Ukraine by the Russian Federation.
During his recent visit to Georgia US Vice President Mike Pense announced Trump would sign new sanctions.
US Vice President Mike Pence has addressed the soldiers participating in the Noble Partner 2017 large-scale military exercise, where he stressed the US supports Georgia’s NATO integration and announced President Donald Trump will sign new sanctions against Russia.
The US Congress, both the Senate and the House of Representative, passed a bill which imposes new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea for their destructive actions.Russia has already hailed the document as a drawback in Russia-US relations, which "leaves no room to improve ties” between the two states.
A bipartisan resolution presented in the United States (US) House of Representatives considers it essential for the US to maintain and increase political, economic, and security support for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, including Georgia.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili stated at today’s governmental meeting that he was very thankful to the new administration of the US for their very "loud and clear support to Georgia.”
A delegation of United States (US) Congressmen has met with the Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili today, where the parties discussed the issue of appointing a US special representative on relations with Georgia.
Georgia has denounced the recent launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea. The Georgian Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning the move.
Donald Trump has unveiled his National Security Strategy and it mentions Georgia. It says that "with its invasions of Georgia and Ukraine, Russia has demonstrated its willingness to violate the sovereignty of states in the region”.
The year of 2017 has featured the "unprecedentedly close” cooperation between the governments of Georgia and the United States, says the Georgian Embassy to the US. The embassy summed up the past year and said that during 2017 a number of "strategically important” decisions were made and executed.
Georgia is among key European countries that will receive United States funding to counter Russian influence and aggression. According to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, not less than $105,325,000 shall be made available for assistance for Georgia and not less than $420,700,000 for Ukraine.