Sputnik - US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said that the US sanctions bill targeting Russia, Iran and North Korea are a "message coming from Congress."

WASHINGTON (Sputnik)�� The US House of�Representatives�approved by�a 419-3 vote�on�Tuesday a new version of�a bill that would impose sweeping sanctions on�Russia, Iran and North Korea, and limit President Donald Trump�s ability to�lift the restrictions on�Moscow. The measures target Russia's defense, intelligence, mining, shipping and railway industries, and restrict dealings with�Russian banks and energy companies. The proposed bill also considers Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project as�a threat to�Ukraine's and the European Union's energy security.
"The message coming from�Congress on�bipartisan basis is these are hostile regimes and sanctions are warranted, sanctions are called for," Ryan stated. "We want to�make sure that there are tough sanctions, that there are endurable sanctions."


Earlier in�the day, France and Germany�spoke out�against�the bill as�one that adversely affects European industries while advancing US commercial interests.

According�to�Senator Mark Warner, the US Senate is expected to�pass a bill to�slap sanctions on�Russia, Iran and North Korea in "short order."