Ursula von der Leyen has endorsed a new bill rapidly making its way through the US Senate that would impose sweeping sanctions against Russia in a bid to force the Kremlin into serious negotiations for a lasting peace in Ukraine, despite the law having the potential to wreak economic havoc on several countries of the European Union.
The bill, jointly promoted by Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, and Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, has amassed more than 80 signatures in the 100-seat chamber, an impressive amount of bipartisan support that could help convince President Donald Trump to move forward with the plan.
