After a comparable bill was approved by 25 Republicans and 25 Democrats in the Senate earlier this week, Obama made references to more sanctions on Russia.
In a brief encounter in the Vatican prior to the late Pontiff’s funeral, the 78-year-old millionaire also gave Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky a hug, marking a startling improvement in their relationship.
The two world leaders had not spoken to one other in person since their terrible White House altercation earlier this year, which had threatened to sabotage US-Ukrainian diplomatic ties.
Russia’s defense ministry said Sunday that air defenses destroyed three drones over the Crimean peninsula, which Russia unlawfully annexed in 2014, and five Ukrainian drones near the Bryansk border region.
Russian-installed mayor Ivan Prikhodko reported that Ukrainian forces shelled the city of Horlivka in the partially-occupied Donetsk area, injuring five civilians.
