Back in February, we told you about the
Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act, or
"DASKA," a bipartisan effort to impose new sanctions on
Russia. Interest in action against the Kremlin has only increased
following the Mueller Report's release, with Congress now
considering no fewer than five Russia-focused sanctions bills. The
latest of the bunch explicitly threatens the Nord Stream 2 gas
pipeline project, sanctions against which U.S. Energy Secretary
Rick Perry says are inevitable:
"The opposition to Nord Stream 2 is still very much alive
and well in the United States," Perry said during a visit to
Kiev on May 21, 2019, according to media reports. "The United States Senate
is going to pass a bill, the House is going to approve it, and
it's going to go to the President, and he's going to sign
it, that is going to put sanctions on Nord Stream 2."
